In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 16, No. 5 ( 2021-5-6), p. e0250784-
Abstract:
Scholars have offered multiple theoretical resolutions to explain inconsistent findings about the relationship of state repression and protests, but this repression-dissent puzzle remains unsolved. We simulate the spread of protest on social networks to suggest that the repression-dissent puzzle arises from the nature of statistical sampling. Even though the paper’s simulations construct repression so it can only decrease protest size, the strength of repression sometimes correlates with a decrease, increase, or no change in protest size, regardless of the type of network or sample size chosen. Moreover, the results are most contradictory when the repression rate most closely matches that observed in real-world data. These results offer a new framework for understanding state and protester behavior and suggest the importance of collecting network data when studying protests.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.g001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.g002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.g003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.g004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.g005
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.g006
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.g007
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.t001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.t002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.s001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.s002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.r001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.r002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.r003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0250784.r004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2021
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2267670-3
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