The Geography of Repression and Opposition to Autocracy

dc.contributor.authorBautista, Maria Angelica
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Luis R.
dc.contributor.authorMunoz, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorPrem, Mounu
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T20:22:19Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T20:22:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractState repression is a prominent feature of nondemocracies, but its effectiveness in quieting dissent and fostering regime survival remains unclear. We exploit the location of military bases before the coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile in 1973, which is uncorrelated to precoup electoral outcomes, and show that counties near these bases experienced more killings and forced disappearances at the hands of the government during the dictatorship. Our main result is that residents of counties close to military bases both registered to vote and voted "No" to Pinochet's continuation in power at higher rates in the crucial 1988 plebiscite that bolstered the democratic transition. Potential mechanisms include informational frictions on the intensity of repression in counties far from bases and shifts in preferences caused by increased proximity to the events. Election outcomes after democratization show no lasting change in political preferences.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ajps.12614
dc.identifier.eissn1540-5907
dc.identifier.issn0092-5853
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12614
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92671
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000645132600001
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final118
dc.pagina.inicio101
dc.revistaAmerican journal of political science
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
dc.subject.odspa16 Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
dc.titleThe Geography of Repression and Opposition to Autocracy
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen67
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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