Political repression motivates anti-government violence

Royal Society Open Science • Vol/Iss. 10(6) • Royal Society • • Published In • Pages: 221227 •
By Bartusevičius, Henrikas, van Leeuwen, Florian, Petersen, Michael B.

Abstract

As the title suggests, the authors of this article investigate whether political repression motivates or deters anti-government violence. Through multinational analyses of 101 nationally representative samples from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, they find that highly politically repressed individuals are more likely to participate or have intentions to participate in anti-government violence.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
AfrobarometerOther researchersRounds 2 & 5.
Latinobarómetro 2013Other researchers
AsianbarometerOther researchersRounds 3 & 4.
Combined datasetOther researchers6 datasets compiled from the three barometers that contain information on political repression and anti-government violence.

Hypotheses (1)

HypothesisSupported
There is a positive association between political repression and anti-government violence.Supported
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