Repression, Response, and Contained Escalation Under "Liberalized" Authoritarianism in Jordan

Moss, Dana

doi:10.17813/maiq.19.3.q508v72264766u92

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Repression, Response, and Contained Escalation Under "Liberalized" Authoritarianism in Jordan

Moss, Dana·2014·Mobilization: An International Quarterly

DOI 10.17813/maiq.19.3.q508v72264766u92

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Studies of repression's effects on mobilization overwhelmingly focus on how severe repression affects the volume of protest, overlooking how activists perceive and experience a range of repressive tactics and how their tactical adaptations to this repertoire produce broader patterns of contention. This study therefore identifies repression's variegated forms and movements' corresponding responses using fifty-seven interviews with reform-oriented activists in Jordan, a "liberalized" authoritarian state, obtained in 2011. The findings demonstrate that activists (1) transformed softer repression into valued opportunities for communication with officials, and (2) responded to harder forms by publicizing repression through protests and their alliance networks, which persuaded the image-conscious regime to temper its tactics and prompted both sides to return to bargaining. This dynamic exemplifies a process of contained escalation, which helps to explain why Jordan's Arab Spring remained nonrevolutionary. I conclude by discussing the implications for studies of repression and response in illiberal contexts.

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Authors: Moss, D.
Affiliations: University of California, Irvine (US)
Corresponding author: Moss, Dana
ORCID: Moss, Dana
Venue: Mobilization: An International Quarterly
Publisher: Mobilization Journal
Published: 2014-09-01
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Pages: 261-286
ISSN: 1086-671X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.17813/maiq.19.3.q508v72264766u92
OpenAlex: W2214643740
Cited by: 107
References: 89
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1
FWCI: 13.03
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Mobilization An International Quarterly (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Middle East Politics and Society
Keywords: repression, protest responses, Jordan, Arab Spring, alliance networks, political mobilization

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