How much should we trust instrumental variable estimates in political science? Practical advice based on over 60 replicated studies

A Lal, M Lockhart, Y Xu, Z Zu - arxiv preprint arxiv:2303.11399, 2023 - arxiv.org
Instrumental variable (IV) strategies are widely used in political science to establish causal
relationships. However, the identifying assumptions required by an IV design are …

Group size and protest mobilization across movements and countermovements

A Hager, L Hensel, J Hermle, C Roth - American Political Science …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Many social movements face fierce resistance in the form of a countermovement. Therefore,
when deciding to become politically active, a movement supporter has to consider both her …

Government digital repression and political engagement: A cross-national multilevel analysis examining the roles of online surveillance and censorship

M Chan, J Yi, D Kuznetsov - The International Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Much research has shown that online news engenders greater political participation, but
less attention has been paid to how the relationship can be suppressed by government …

Social Psychological Processes Underlying Collective Action in Repressive Contexts: What We Know and Ways Forward for Future Research

AH Ayanian, N Tausch, R Saab - Resistance to Repression and …, 2024 - books.google.com
According to the Democracy Index, in 2021 over a third of the world's population lived under
political regimes that infringed on civil liberties (Amoros, 2022). Challenging the status quo …

Agrarian agitations: transcripts of resistance and authoritarian feedback under Vietnam's repressive-responsive regime

N Truong, D Trinh - Democratization, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Authoritarian responsiveness, as opposed to repression, is expected to quell social unrest.
Yet, not only did institutionalized measures to strengthen citizen rights in Vietnam's 2013 …

The Power of Cabinet Appointments in Autocracies: Elite Cooptation and Anti-Regime Mass Uprisings

B Kavasoglu - Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Why are some autocratic regimes more prone to mass uprisings than others? This article
argues that autocratic leaders can mitigate opposition mobilization by strategically …

The Double-Edged Sword: Political Engagement on Social Media and Its Impact on Democracy Support in Authoritarian Regimes

I Yilmaz, S Akbarzadeh, N Abbasov… - Political Research …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Utilizing data from the Arab Barometer surveys, this study distinguishes between social
media and the internet's general use and their usage for political purposes, examining …

Welfare reform and repression in an autocracy: Bismarck and the socialists

F Kersting - 2022 - econstor.eu
Can autocratic governments gain support by implementing a welfare reform and a
repressive law? This paper studies a famous case-Bismarck's policies of social insurance …

Do Protests Change Citizens' Perceptions of Political Parties? Evidence From the 15-M in Spainz

J Padilla - Political Studies, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Using a panel data survey in which the second wave was made just before and after the
eruption of the anti-austerity protests in Spain, and identifying those who participated in the …

The impact of morally injurious events on the dynamics of mobilization for women's rights in Poland

J Rak - Przegląd Politologiczny, 2022 - ceeol.com
Why did the registration of the Gals for Gals name as a trademark and the publication of the
Constitutional Tribunal's ruling stop the largest protest movements for women's rights in …