The Spring of the Patriarch: Electoral Incentives and the Dictator's Response to Protest

• In Event: Authoritarian Regimes

Brief Overview

Using government statements published during the autocratic era of President Park Chung-hee in South Korea, we explore how electoral incentives affect the dictator’s response to social movements.

Authors

• Jongwoo Kim, Yonsei University

• Jongwoo Jeong, Texas A&M University

• Kangwook Han, Michigan State University