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Multi-Dimensional Threat Perception and State Repression: An Inquiry into Why States Apply Negative Sanctions
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Christian Davenport, Multi-Dimensional Threat Perception and State Repression: An Inquiry into Why States Apply Negative Sanctions, American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Aug., 1995), pp. 683-713
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“As noted long ago by Davenport (1995), the intensity of repressive actions employed by governments is often dependent on the level of threat perception.”
From The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression (2024) · cites this paper as Davenport (1995)
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“Over 50 years of research on repression shows that the major predictor of most forms of repression is the extent to which a movement or group is a threat (5, 19, 175).”
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“Other factors known from decades of research on repression, such as the structure of political opportunities (177, 178) and/or the weakness of challengers (5, 19, 175), may also affect digital repression.”
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- Authors
- Davenport, C.
- Corresponding author
- Davenport, Christian
- ORCID
- Davenport, Christian
- Venue
- American Journal of Political Science
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1995-08
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 683
- ISSN
- 0092-5853 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2083513139
- Cited by
- 623
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Political Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Sanctions and International Relations
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
- Keywords
- threat perception, state repression, negative sanctions, sanctions, political violence
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