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From Reactive Oppression To Codified Authoritarianism
In recent decades, the Republic of Azerbaijan has experienced two major crackdowns on independent media, civil society, and political ...
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Rationalist Explanations of Civil Disobedience
Why do people in oil-rich autocracies, like Azerbaijan, rarely protest? They have many grievances, yet civil disobedience – the ...
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Türkiye: Towards Non-Competitive Authoritarianism
Türkiye has entered a new political phase following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and the presidential candidate ...
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Digital Authoritarianism and Activist Perceptions of Social Media in Azerbaijan
The democratizing effect of the internet came under extensive attention on the eve of the popular revolts in Egypt and Tunisia, during ...
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Political Excommunication
It is extremely difficult for political opposition to strengthen or even survive under authoritarian rule. In such situations, the ...
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Protest Dynamics in Azerbaijan and Their Relation to Authoritarian Regime Stability
We can easily anticipate what would await political opposition groups if they were to attempt to hold a political rally in front of a ...
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