From Streets to Nation: Containment and Escalation in Authoritarian Protests

• In Event: Dissent and Containment in Authoritarian Regimes

Brief Overview

The study develops a theory of containment and escalation to test it with authoritarian protest data. We highlight how regimes’ adaptive and informational strategies shape the trajectories of protests.

Authors

• Anton Onishchenko, Binghamton University

• Viktorya Erdogu, Binghamton University