From 'the effect of repression' toward 'the response to repression'

What is it about?

Scholars have long been interested in explaining the effect of state repression on political participation. Recent reviews of research on state repression highlighted contradictory findings about this effect, yet the core question is still debated: what accounts for the variation in the effects of repression? The article attempts to lay the foundations for theorization of individuals' responses to repression by reviewing the scholarship on the relationship between repression and political participation through the lens of the strategic choices individuals can make.

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Why is it important?

This article outlines new avenues for empirical research on repression.