TY  - CHAP
A1  - Tanneberg, Dag
T1  - Conclusion
T2  - Politics of repression under authoritarian rule
N2  - Does political repression work for authoritarian rule? On the one hand, repression is a hallmark of authoritarian governance. It denotes any action governments take to increase the costs of collective action. Autocrats consciously apply repression to curb popular opposition within their territorial jurisdiction. They repress in order to protect their policies, personnel, or other interests against challenges from below. Repression is, thus, a means to the end of political survival in non-democratic contexts. A useful means lives up to its promises. Does repression do that? This project started on the suspicion that we do not yet know the answer. This concluding chapter recalls the key theoretical ideas developed along the way, highlights the main findings of the book, and concludes with opportunities for future research.
Y1  - 2020
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/56091
SN  - 978-3-030-35477-0
SN  - 978-3-030-35476-3
SP  - 163
EP  - 176
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  -