In Event: JSS 1

Comparative Political Behavior / Comparative Political: Behavior

Low Political Efficacy Breeds High Political Trust: Justifying Political Systems in the Authoritarian Society - Chaohong Pan, University of California, Merced; Jung Chen, University of California, Merced

Why Smearing Works: Autocrats’ Use of Negative Media Narratives to Deter Support for Social Protests - Mai Thanh Truong, School of Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona; Minh Duc Trinh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Censorship as Deterrence: How Experience with State’s Censorship Makes Chinese Netizens Constrain Their Behaviors - Zhongyun Jason Zhang, University of Notre Dame

Misinformation, Citizen Preference, and Informational Constraints in Authoritarian Countries - Handi Li, Emory University

Kate Hunt, Indiana University

Jonathan Art Chu, University of Pennsylvania

Gubad Ibadoghlu, Rutgers University