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When does repression work? Collective action in social networks

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Siegel, DA
Published in: Journal of Politics
October 1, 2011

Empirical studies reach conflicting conclusions about the effect of repression on collective action. Extant theories cannot explain this variation in the efficacy of repression, in part because they do not account for the way in which social networks condition how individual behavior is aggregated into population levels of participation. Using a model in which the population is heterogeneous in interests and social influence, I demonstrate that the extent to which repression reduces participation, and the extent to which an angry backlash against repression increases participation, depends critically on the structure of the social network in place; this implies the need for greater empirical attention to network structure. To facilitate the model's empirical application, I focus on broad qualitative network types that require comparatively little data to identify and provide heuristics for how one might use qualitative network data to derive quantitative hypotheses on expected aggregate participation levels. © Copyright Southern Political Science Association 2011.

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Journal of Politics

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1468-2508

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0022-3816

Publication Date

October 1, 2011

Volume

73

Issue

4

Start / End Page

993 / 1010

Related Subject Headings

  • Political Science & Public Administration
  • 4408 Political science
  • 1606 Political Science
 

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Siegel, D. A. (2011). When does repression work? Collective action in social networks. Journal of Politics, 73(4), 993–1010. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022381611000727
Siegel, D. A. “When does repression work? Collective action in social networks.” Journal of Politics 73, no. 4 (October 1, 2011): 993–1010. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022381611000727.
Siegel DA. When does repression work? Collective action in social networks. Journal of Politics. 2011 Oct 1;73(4):993–1010.
Siegel, D. A. “When does repression work? Collective action in social networks.” Journal of Politics, vol. 73, no. 4, Oct. 2011, pp. 993–1010. Scopus, doi:10.1017/S0022381611000727.
Siegel DA. When does repression work? Collective action in social networks. Journal of Politics. 2011 Oct 1;73(4):993–1010.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Politics

DOI

EISSN

1468-2508

ISSN

0022-3816

Publication Date

October 1, 2011

Volume

73

Issue

4

Start / End Page

993 / 1010

Related Subject Headings

  • Political Science & Public Administration
  • 4408 Political science
  • 1606 Political Science