The Geography of Repression and Support for Democracy : Evidence from the Pinochet Dictatorship
We show that exposure to repression under dictatorship increases support for democracy and contributes to regime change when a democratic window of opportunity arises. Studying the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, we exploit the fact that the predetermined location of military bas...
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ir-10336-187712019-09-19T12:37:01Z The Geography of Repression and Support for Democracy : Evidence from the Pinochet Dictatorship Bautista, María Angélica González, Felipe Martínez, Luis R. Muñoz, Pablo Prem, Mounu Facultad de Economía Chile Repression Dictatorship Democratization Human rights Dictadura militar Persecuciones políticas Voto Elecciones Chile D72 N46 We show that exposure to repression under dictatorship increases support for democracy and contributes to regime change when a democratic window of opportunity arises. Studying the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, we exploit the fact that the predetermined location of military bases predicts local levels of civilian victimization, but is unrelated to historical political preferences. Using two-stage least squares, we show that increased exposure to repression during the dictatorship led to higher voter registration and higher opposition to Pinochet’s continuation in power in the 1988 plebiscite that triggered the democratic transition. Complementary survey data confirms that individuals with greater exposure to repression during the military regime continue to have stronger preferences for democracy. However, exposure to repression does not affect election outcomes after democratization. 2018-12-01 2018-12-04T21:23:56Z info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/18771 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf |
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Chile Repression Dictatorship Democratization Human rights Dictadura militar Persecuciones políticas Voto Elecciones Chile D72 N46 |
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Chile Repression Dictatorship Democratization Human rights Dictadura militar Persecuciones políticas Voto Elecciones Chile D72 N46 Bautista, María Angélica González, Felipe Martínez, Luis R. Muñoz, Pablo Prem, Mounu The Geography of Repression and Support for Democracy : Evidence from the Pinochet Dictatorship |
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We show that exposure to repression under dictatorship increases support for democracy and contributes to regime change when a democratic window of opportunity arises. Studying the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, we exploit the fact that the predetermined location of military bases predicts local levels of civilian victimization, but is unrelated to historical political preferences. Using two-stage least squares, we show that increased exposure to repression during the dictatorship led to higher voter registration and higher opposition to Pinochet’s continuation in power in the 1988 plebiscite that triggered the democratic transition. Complementary survey data confirms that individuals with greater exposure to repression during the military regime continue to have stronger preferences for democracy. However, exposure to repression does not affect election outcomes after democratization. |
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Facultad de Economía |
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Facultad de Economía Bautista, María Angélica González, Felipe Martínez, Luis R. Muñoz, Pablo Prem, Mounu |
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Documento de trabajo (Working Paper) |
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Bautista, María Angélica González, Felipe Martínez, Luis R. Muñoz, Pablo Prem, Mounu |
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Bautista, María Angélica |
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The Geography of Repression and Support for Democracy : Evidence from the Pinochet Dictatorship |
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The Geography of Repression and Support for Democracy : Evidence from the Pinochet Dictatorship |
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The Geography of Repression and Support for Democracy : Evidence from the Pinochet Dictatorship |
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The Geography of Repression and Support for Democracy : Evidence from the Pinochet Dictatorship |
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The Geography of Repression and Support for Democracy : Evidence from the Pinochet Dictatorship |
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geography of repression and support for democracy : evidence from the pinochet dictatorship |
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2018 |
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