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Replication Data For: Copy thy neighbor: Spatial interdependences in the democracy-repression nexus

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Title Replication Data For: Copy thy neighbor: Spatial interdependences in the democracy-repression nexus
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/BKIHWE
 
Creator Olar, Roman-Gabriel
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description How does spatial interdependence between countries affect domestic levels of repression? The current literature on state repression focuses on unit-level/common shocks explanations and treats countries interdependence as statistical nuisance. This paper relaxes the null hypothesis of policy independence in state repression and examines the theoretical and empirical implications of spatial interdependence in the democracy-repression nexus. Combining spatial-econometric analysis with latent measures of democracy and repression in 138 countries between 1947 and 2007, the paper shows that (1) there is a robust diffusion effect of repression at a regional level, (2) previous literature has over-estimated the suppressing effect of democracy (when spatial interdependence is not accounted for), and (3) trade relations and security alliances are the main drivers of regional diffusion of repression.
 
Subject Social Sciences
Human Rights
Democracy
Repression
 
Date 2023-12-20
 
Contributor Olar, Roman-Gabriel