Paths to State Repression Human Rights Violations and Contentious Politics

by Davenport, Christian; Aditjondro, George; Davenport, Christian; Francisco, Ronald; Keith, Linda Camp; King, John C.; Kowalewski, David; Lanier, Drew Noble; Lee, Chris; Mahoney-Norris, Kathleen A.; Maline, Sandra; McMillan, Susan; Moore, Will; Peterson, St

• ISBN13: 9780847693900
• ISBN10: 0847693902
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781461640592
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-15
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

In the last ten years, there has been a resurgence of interest in repression and violence within states. Paths to State Repression improves our understanding of why states use political repression, highlighting its relationship to dissent and mass protest. The authors draw upon a wide variety of political-economic contexts, methodological approaches, and geographic locales, including Cuba, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Israel, Eastern Europe, and Africa.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(26)
Christian Davenport
Part 1 Domestic Threats, Dissent, and State Repression
Domestic Threats: The Abuse of Personal Integrity	27	(44)
Steven C. Poe
C. Neal Tate
Linda Camp Keith
Drew Lanier
Political Repression: Threat Perception and Transnational Solidarity Groups	71	(38)
Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris
Protest Targeting and Repression: Campaigns against Water Projects in Indonesia	109	(18)
George Aditjondro
David Kowalewski
Steven Peterson
Part 2 Exploring Dynamic Interactions
Coercion and Protest: An Empirical Test Revisited	127	(22)
Chris Lee
Sandra Maline
Will H. Moore
Why Are Collective Conflicts ``Stable''?	149	(24)
Ronald Francisco
Mobilization, Opportunity Structure, and Polity Responsiveness: The Role of Repression in the Intifada	173	(22)
Karen Rasler
Part 3 Bringing the State Back In (Again)
Protest, Democratization, and Human Rights in Africa	195	(22)
James Scarritt
Susan McMillan
Exploring the Ameliorating Effects of Democracy on Political Repression: Cross-National Evidence	217	(24)
John C. King
Index	241	(6)
About the Editor and Contributors	247