The Geography of Repression and Support for Democracy: Evidence from the Pinochet Dictatorship

• In Event: The Politics of Repression and Selective Violence

Brief Overview

We show that state repression under dictatorship can fail to discourage opposition and can contribute to democratization. Studying the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, we exploit the fact that the location of military bases predicts victimization.

Authors

• Maria Angelica Bautista, University of Chicago

• Luis R Martinez, University of Chicago