The diversity of repression: Measuring state repressive repertoires with events data

Benjamin E Bagozzi, Daniel Berliner and Ryan M Welch
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Benjamin E Bagozzi: Department of Political Science & International Relations, 5972University of Delaware
Daniel Berliner: Department of Government, 4905London School of Economics
Ryan M Welch: Department of Political Science and International Studies, 7832University of Tampa

Journal of Peace Research, 2021, vol. 58, issue 5, 1126-1136

Abstract: Tactical repertoires of mobilization and repression play an essential role in understanding dynamics of political violence, yet existing quantitative approaches focus primarily on intensities or counts of repressive actions. We focus instead on the diversity of repression, and demonstrate a novel method of measuring repertoires of state repression using event data. We show that more repressive states are likely to employ more diverse repertoires of repression, rather than specializing narrowly in particularly coercive tactics. We demonstrate that, globally, repertoires of state repression are growing less diverse over time. Finally, in the Online appendix, we model repertoires of repression across countries and over time, finding evidence of broader repertoires during protest and civil war, but narrower under democratic regimes and international human rights treaties.

Keywords: entropy; event data; human rights; repertoires; repression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/0022343320983424

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