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State Repression and the Domestic Democratic Peace
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State Repression and the Domestic Democratic Peace Hardcover - 2007

by Christian Davenport


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Does democracy decrease state repression in line with the expectations of governments, international organizations, NGOs, social movements, academics, and ordinary citizens around the world? At present, most believe that a 'domestic democratic peace' exists, rivalling that found in the realm of interstate conflict. Investigating 137 countries from 1976 to 1996, this book seeks to shed light on this question. Specifically, three results emerge. First, while different aspects of democracy decrease repressive behaviour, not all do so to the same degree. Human rights violations are especially responsive to electoral participation and competition. Second, while different types of repression are reduced, not all are limited at comparable levels. Personal integrity violations are decreased more than civil liberties restrictions. Third, the domestic democratic peace is not bulletproof; the negative influence of democracy on repression can be overwhelmed by political conflict. This research alters our conception of repression, its analysis and its resolution.

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Does democracy reduce state repression as human rights activism, funding, and policy suggest? What are the limitations of this argument? Investigating 137 countries from 1976 to 1996, State Repression and the Domestic Democratic Peace seeks to shed light on these questions. Specifically, it finds that electoral participation and competition generally reduces personal integrity violations like torture and mass killing; other aspects of democracy do not wield consistent influences. This negative influence can be overwhelmed by conflict, however, and thus there are important qualifications for the peace proposition.

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  • Title State Repression and the Domestic Democratic Peace
  • Author Christian Davenport
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 254
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Date 2007-06-04
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780521864909 / 0521864909
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.19 x 6.33 x 0.86 in (23.34 x 16.08 x 2.18 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Democracy, Political persecution
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007008932
  • Dewey Decimal Code 323.49
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