Authoritarian Politics: Modeling Continuity and Change in the Extent that Autocracies Tolerate Opposition

• In Event: Government and Opposition Dynamics in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes

Brief Overview

This paper investigates the dynamics (change over time) in repression in autocracies. Specifically, we model the factors that contribute to the stability or change in autocracies' repression of their opposition using latent growth curve models.

Authors

• Jose Aleman, Fordham University

• Dong Wook Lee, Adelphi University