Dictators and their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions and

Dictators and their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions and State Violence (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)

How do dictators stay in power? When, and how, do they use repression to do so? Dictators and their Secret Police explores the role of the coercive apparatus under authoritarian rule in Asia - how these secret organizations originated, how they operated, and how their violence affected ordinary citizens. Greitens argues that autocrats face a coercive dilemma: whether to create internal security forces designed to manage popular mobilization, or defend against potential coup. Violence against civilians, she suggests, is a byproduct of their attempt to resolve this dilemma. Drawing on a wealth of new historical evidence, this book challenges conventional wisdom on dictatorship: what autocrats are threatened by, how they respond, and how this affects the lives and security of the millions under their rule. It offers an unprecedented view into the use of surveillance, coercion, and violence, and sheds new light on the institutional and social foundations of authoritarian power.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 13 Tables, black and white; 1 Maps; 6 Ha
ReleaseDate 2016-08-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781316505311

Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	13 Tables, black and white; 1 Maps; 6 Ha
ReleaseDate	2016-08-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781316505311

Dictators and their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions and State Violence (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)