Repression and Accommodation in Post-Revolutionary States [Paperback]

We know very little about political dynamics in states that have just experienced an internal war, despite the increasing need to deal with such states in the post-Cold War world. Matthew Krain examines what prompts leaders in post-revolutionary states to employ repression or accommodation. Through statistical analysis and case studies of Iran, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, he also examines the effects of these choices on how the domestic opposition reacts, what type of political system develops in the new state, and whether or not the leaders who institute these policies survive in power in the long run. Krain concludes with a series of policy recommendations.PART I: DEVELOPING A MODEL OF THE POST-INTERNAL WAR STATE Studying the Post-Internal War State Repression and Accommodation in Post-Internal War States You Say You Want a Revolution: Selecting Test Cases PART II: THE CAUSES OF REPRESSION AND ACCOMMODATION IN POST-REVOLUTIONARY STATES Charting Policy Mix Choices: Event Data and the Historical Process Model The Use of Repression and Accommodation in Post-Revolutionary States PART III: THE CONSEQUENCES OF REPRESSION AND ACCOMMODATION IN POST-REVOLUTIONARY STATES Responding to Revolution: Opposition in Post-Revolutionary States Sharing the Cake: Political System Development in Post-Revolutionary States Only the Good Die Young: Political Survival of Revolutionary Elites PART IV: CONCLUSION What Is To Be Done?: Concluding Thoughts on Political Dynamics in Post-Revolutionary States APPENDICES Survey of Experts on Repression and Accommodation PIWAR Data Project Coding Sheet PIWAR Data Project Codebook Elite Perceptions of Security/Vulnerability Opposition Activity Coding InstrumentsMATTHEW KRAIN is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the College of Wooster in Ohio.