Repression and Accommodation in Post-Revolutionary States

by Krain, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9780312228750
• ISBN10: 0312228759
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2000-07-07
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

We know very little about political dynamics in states that have just experienced an internal war, despite the increasing need to deal with such states in the post-Cold War world. Matthew Krain examines what prompts leaders in post-revolutionary states to employ repression or accommodation. Through statistical analysis and case studies of Iran, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, he also examines the effects of these choices on how the domestic opposition reacts, what type of political system develops in the new state, and whether or not the leaders who institute these policies survive in power in the long run. Krain concludes with a series of policy recommendations.

Author Biography

Matthew Krain is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the College of Wooster in Ohio.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	v
List of Tables	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Part I Developing a Model of the Post-Internal War State
Studying the Post-Internal War State	3	(8)
Repression and Accommodation in Post-Internal War States	11	(16)
You Say You Want a Revolution: Selecting Test Cases	27	(10)
Part II The Causes of Repression and Accommodation in Post-Revolutionary States
Charting Policy Mix Choices: Event Data and the Historical Process Model	37	(38)
The Use of Repression and Accommodation in Post-Revolutionary States	75	(22)
Part III The Consequences of Repression and Accommodation in Post-Revolutionary States
Responding to Revolution: Opposition in Post-Revolutionary States	97	(36)
Sharing the Cake: Political System Development in Post-Revolutionary States	133	(20)
Only the Good Die Young: Political Survival of Revolutionary Elites	153	(18)
Part IV Conclusion
What Is To Be Done?: Concluding Thoughts on Political Dynamics in Post-Internal War States	171	(40)
Appendices
Appendix A Survey of Experts on Repression and Accommodation	185	(4)
Appendix B PIWAR Data Project Coding Sheet	189	(2)
Appendix C PIWAR Data Project Codebook	191	(8)
Appendix D Elite Perceptions of Security/Vulnerability (Coding Instruments, Sources, and Summary Statistics)	199	(9)
Appendix E Opposition Activity Coding Instruments	208	(3)
Notes	211	(68)
Bibliography	279	(27)
Index	306