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Repressive Institutions

Repressive Institutions is a theoretical construct denoting a centralized organizational framework established by the state to systematically enforce political control, suppress dissent, and maintain regime stability through institutionalized coercion, surveillance, and punitive mechanisms.

502

Publications

25.9K

Citations

669

Authors

331

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

113

Parents

Publications

502

The Liability of Newness: Age Dependence in Organizational Death Rates

John H. Freeman, Glenn R. Carroll, Michael T. Hannan · American Sociological Review · 1983 · 1.7K citations

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Violence and Social Repair: Rethinking the Contribution of Justice to Reconciliation

Laurel E. Fletcher, Harvey M. Weinstein · Human Rights Quarterly · 2002 · 523 citations

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Repression, Backfire, and The Theory of Transformative Events

David J. Hess, Brian Martin · Mobilization An International Quarterly · 2006 · 443 citations · Full text

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Transnational Rebels: Neighboring States as Sanctuary for Rebel Groups

Idean Salehyan · World Politics · 2007 · 426 citations

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Liberation Technology: China's "Networked Authoritarianism"

Rebecca MacKinnon · Journal of democracy · 2011 · 401 citations

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Authors

669

  1. MB
    Matthias Busse

    Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

    3 publications · 86 citations

    3

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  2. YH
    Yiping Huang

    Peking University, China

    3 publications · 162 citations

    3

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  3. AM
    Amanda Murdie

    University of Missouri, United States

    2 publications · 172 citations

    2

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  4. MD
    Mustafa Dikeç

    Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 112 citations

    2

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  5. ZM
    Ziad Munson

    Lehigh University, United States

    2 publications · 206 citations

    2

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Institutions

331

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    525 citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1K citations

  3. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    414 citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    661 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    335 citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    85 citations

  7. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    90 citations

  8. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    81 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 19 publications · 1.4K citations

    19

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 13 publications · 343 citations

    12

    h-index

  3. Human Rights Quarterly

    9 publications · 1K citations

    9

    h-index

  4. Journal of democracy

    8 publications · 898 citations

    8

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  5. Journal of Peace Research

    6 publications · 508 citations

    6

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