Judicial Repression and Opposition to Autocracy: Evidence from Hong Kong

• In Event: Judicial Institutions and Regime Transitions

Brief Overview

This study argues and shows that while judicial repression cannot compel those who are subjected to it -- the dissidents -- to comply with the regime, it can deter those who witness it -- the ordinary citizens -- from dissenting against the regime.

Author

• Ruilin Lai, Washington University in St Louis