Contagious Protests

Rabah Arezki, Alou Adessé Dama, Simeon Djankov and Ha Nguyen

No 9321, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This paper explores the spillover of protests across countries using data on nonviolent and spontaneous demonstrations for 200 countries from 2000 to 2020. Using an autoregressive spatial model, the analysis finds strong evidence of "contagious protests," with a catalyzing role of social media. In particular, social media penetration in the source and destination of protests leads to protest spillovers between countries. There is evidence of parallel learning between streets of nations alongside the already documented learning between governments.

Keywords: ICT Applications; Armed Conflict; Economic Conditions and Volatility; Disease Control&Prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-07-14
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