Local Political Repression in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes

• In Event: Hybrid Regimes, Authoritarianism, and Political Change

Brief Overview

We argue that competitive authoritarian regimes escalate repression in response to electoral defeat. We use original data from İstanbul city council to examine the incumbent repression at the local level.

Authors

• Firat Kimya, Swarthmore College

• Abdullah Said Ozcan, Sakarya University