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The legacies of authoritarian repression on civil society

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  • Laia Balcells
  • Francisco Villamil

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In this paper we examine the legacies on civil society of routine repressive activities carried out by authoritarian regimes, such as the targeting of opposition organizations. We focus on participation in voluntary associations in post-authoritarian Spain. We hypothesize that while repression initially depresses civic life, such effects do not persist after the demise of authoritarianism and the consolidation of a democratic regime.

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  • Laia Balcells & Francisco Villamil, 2023. "The legacies of authoritarian repression on civil society," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-1, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    1. Finkel, Evgeny, 2015. "The Phoenix Effect of State Repression: Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 109(2), pages 339-353, May.
    2. Laia Balcells, 2012. "Violence and Displacement in Civil War. Evidence from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)," Working Papers 603, Barcelona School of Economics.
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    Authoritarianism; Repression; Democracy; Civic participation;
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