Revolutionary Echoes: State-building Legacy, Automation, and Protest

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Brief Overview

Citizens protest when faced with unemployment risk from automation, which is particularly evident in areas with intensive state-building legacy. The effect is ascribed to stronger inclination to fight against unjust treatments from such legacy.

Authors

• Wenyi Lu, Peking University

• Haotian Bai, University of Oxford

• Siyuan Fan, Peking University