The States Must Be Crazy : Dissent and the Puzzle of Repressive Persistence. In: International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV). Jg.6 H. 1. 3.4.2012, S. 75-95
Inhalt
- Abstract
- 1. Understanding the Conflict-Repression Nexus
- 2. The Puzzle of Repressive Persistence
- 2.1. Gurr’s Coercive State Thesis
- 2.2. Repression Works – But Differently than How It Is Typically Examined
- 2.3. Repression Works – But Differently than Theorized
- 2.4. Who Cares if Repression Works? A Different and Older Take on Persistence
- 3. (Re)Configuring the Analysis of State Repression
- 4. The Republic of New Africa vs. the US Government
- 5. Researching the Republic of New Africa
- 6. Probing the Persistence Puzzle
- Figure 1: Contentious activity by the RNA and the US government
- 6.1. The Unconventional View: Delayed and Tactical
- 6.1.1. Effectiveness Deferred
- 6.1.2. Substitution and Shifting Tactics
- 6.1.3. Sticks as well as Carrots.
- 6.2. The Unexpected View: Pre-mobilization and Objective Management
- 6.3. The Unconcerned View: Protecting and Serving, not Countering and Eliminating
- 7. Conclusion
- References