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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chenoweth, Erica
• Perkoski, Evan
• Kang, Sooyeon

Titel

State Repression and Nonviolent Resistance

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of conflict resolution, 2017-10, Vol.61 (9), p.1950-1969

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In this article, we review decades of research on state repression and nonviolent resistance. We argue that these two research programs have converged around six consensus findings. We also highlight several areas of divergence, where greater synthesis between the research on state repression and nonviolent resistance might prove useful. We draw attention to remaining controversies surrounding the association between state repression and nonviolent resistance—particularly regarding different theoretical assumptions about structure, agency, and strategic choice; measurement challenges for both repression and dissent; methodological challenges regarding endogeneity, multicausality, and equifinality; and moral hazards associated with the study of nonviolent resistance and the effectiveness of repression. We conclude by highlighting some productive ways forward.