How does political imprisonment influence anti-regime protest? We argue that political
imprisonment facilitates rather than stifles protest. Political imprisonment is a salient …

This analysis finds that the impact of elections on risks of armed insurrections is not
statistically significant, whereas unarmed uprisings/nonviolent revolutions are more likely to …

Human rights prosecutions addressing wartime crimes are often credited with deterring
future rights abuses, but routinely occur alongside state repression. This article develops a …

Данная статья посвящена исследованию влияния выборов на риски революционной
дестабилизации. Авторы изучают разные подходы к оценкам вероятности …

Although existing literature reveals that autocrats underreported the death toll during the
Covid-19 pandemic, few studies have explored how, why, and under what conditions …

Illiberal regimes use overt and covert political communication to influence public opinion in
democracies. We present an argument about how such propaganda impacts targeted …

Can protest occurrence influence electoral behavior? In this paper, we examine the changes
in trajectories of voter turnout and electoral preferences at the local level after a contentious …

Why do states' human rights records converge with co-members in intergovernmental
organizations (IGOs)? This study provides new insights on whether interactions in IGOs …

This chapter examines how state–militia relations affect human rights abuses. It documents
patterns in the use of state-run or “official” militias, which are a recognized part of the state's …

This study examines the disputed decisions made by the Constitutional Court of the
Republic of Indonesia on the election of the Regent and Deputy Regent of Yalimo Regency …