Paths to State Repression: Human Rights Violations and Contentious Politics

In the last ten years, there has been a resurgence of interest in repression and violence within states. Paths to State Repression improves our understanding of why states use political repression, highlighting its relationship to dissent and mass protest. The authors draw upon a wide variety of political-economic contexts, methodological approaches, and geographic locales, including Cuba, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Israel, Eastern Europe, and Africa. This book is invaluable to all who wish to better understand why central authorities violate and restrict human rights and how states can break their cycles of conflict.

Author: Christian Davenport
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 03/15/2000
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.95h x 5.89w x 0.62d
ISBN: 9780847693917

About the Author
Christian Davenport is associate professor of government and politics and senior fellow and director of research for the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland, College Park.