What Drives Pro-Government Mass Mobilization in Autocracies: The Role of the State's Rallying ‘Infrastructure’

• In Event: Political Attitudes and Behavior in Undemocratic Contexts

Brief Overview

This paper examines how state control over the economy, education, and bureaucracy influences the scale of pro-regime rallies in electoral autocracies. We find that control over universities and large enterprises drives larger mobilization efforts.

Authors

• Stas Gorelik, Independent Political Analyst

• Kristin Eichhorn, University of Technology Dresden