“The enemy of my friend is my enemy”: Chinese leaders’ foreign visits and transnational repression of Uyghurs

Conflict Management and Peace Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

China has been targeting Uyghurs indiscriminately in many countries around the world. However, Uyghur diasporas some are more susceptible to China's repressive practices than other countries. What explains cross-country variations regarding repression of abroad? In this study, we explain variation by laying out a causal linkage between Chinese leaders’ foreign visits and transnational Uyghurs. We argue that rising global power translates into political weight over it frequently interacts with. For such countries, maintaining status quo bilateral relations is advantageous, whereas alienating costly. This dynamic highlights importance complying with strategic interests, one which As such, expect host population witness leaders operate according logic “the enemy my friend enemy” allow even help (the friend's) activities against friend) on their soil. Drawing Transnational Repression Dataset examining 43 period 1998–2020, find positive statistically significant relationship Uyghurs: leader country, likely diaspora subject repression. also severity

Language: Английский

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Gender-based digital transnational repression and the authoritarian targeting of women in the diaspora

Democratization, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 23

Published: March 18, 2025

Authoritarian governments rely on digital transnational repression to silence criticism and dissent outside their territories. Women human rights defenders journalists in exile the diaspora face particular, gendered forms of threats that exploit gender identity intimidate, shame discredit them. Based 51 qualitative interviews with women originating from six countries (Azerbaijan, Eritrea, Iran, Russia, Turkey, Xinjiang/China) residing 17 host countries, this article investigates some key tactics gender-based repression. We argue monitoring, invasive surveillance, online harassment defamation aim either subject exiled activists control repressive state again or stigmatize distance them communities. By turning misogyny into a tool political repression, authoritarian regimes are able amplify attacks against activists, expanding actor configurations involved strategies. Our findings highlight how extends domination domestic "offline" settings space field.

Language: Английский

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The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression

Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 68(6), P. 1051 - 1079

Published: July 13, 2023

The emerging literature dealing with transnational repression has identified several strategies used by authoritarian states to control and coerce their populations abroad. This article builds on existing research investigating the domestic determinants of repression. It argues that an increase in is likely lead a subsequent because crackdowns at home drive dissent abroad incentivize state extend its repressive gaze beyond borders. To evaluate arguments, draws database approximately 1200 cases which around world threatened, attacked, extradited, abducted, or assassinated own citizens between 1991 2019. Offering first quantitative test drivers repression, using multivariate regression analysis, paper finds as intensifies domestically, likelihood subsequently escalating also increases substantively.

Language: Английский

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Companion Website

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Effects of Membership in Dictator Clubs on Regime Survival

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 67 - 91

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Abstract This chapter engages in survival analysis to study the extent which membership dictator clubs prolongs time office for autocratic incumbents. It shows that across and space, with higher density significantly reduced probability of experiencing democratic breakdown, but it does not seem protect from authoritarian elite challenges such as coups. In contrast, other international explanations including close relationships powers, authority decision-making rules institutions, diffusion practices do systematically explain survival. The findings presented this thereby speak importance institutional theory resilience.

Language: Английский

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Patterns of Authoritarian Membership in Regional Organizations

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 42 - 66

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Abstract This chapter introduces the data used for quantitative analysis and presents descriptive statistics on development of autocratic regional organizations across time regions. It provides answers concerning three main areas: geographical distribution dictator clubs, their historical development, institutional design, paying particular attention to density, homogeneity, authority. shows that clubs are a ubiquitous phenomenon even after wave democratization in 1990s, do not necessarily differ profoundly from democratic counterparts terms design. The concludes with an update regime survival breakdown book.

Language: Английский

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Published: Feb. 3, 2025

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How Dictator Clubs Empower Autocratic Incumbents

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 92 - 117

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Abstract Chapter 5 engages in a most-different system design to show how dictator clubs help prevent democratization during moments of political crisis focusing on three diverse regional organizations (ROs) from different world regions. The chapter analyzes democratic challenges Bahrain, Zimbabwe, and China, ranging public protest the Arab Spring election loss revolutionary parties Southern Africa ethnic dissident by Uyghur minorities Eurasia. demonstrates that material immaterial resources provided Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), African Development Community (SADC), Shanghai Organization (SCO) helped tip scale favor autocratic incumbents politically contentious moments.

Language: Английский

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How Regional Organizations Sustain Authoritarian Rule

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Abstract Authoritarian regional organizations (ROs) have experienced a remarkable rise in numbers and importance. Autocracies across all world regions joined such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Gulf Council (GCC), Bolivarian Alliance for Peoples of Our America (ALBA). Why do autocracies institutionalize cooperation join ROs, thereby bearing possible sovereignty costs? Do authoritarian ROs differ from their democratic counterparts terms activities design? And what are domestic effects membership rule? How Regional Organizations Sustain Rule details how help autocratic regimes secure hold on power. The book shows incumbent sort into dictator clubs that to successfully defend against international challenges during moments political instability. This happens via distinct causal chains. Dictator redistribute resources toward elites raise cost challenging behavior opposition, they regulate appropriate among fellow members prevent interference side dissenting actors, protect case pressure lower employing repressive tactics. Combining statistical survival analysis case-based evidence Middle East, (Eur)Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, had helping hand defending pro-democratic protestors, co-opting elites, legitimizing flawed elections, shielding fallout sanctions. responsible reinforcing rule globe.

Language: Английский

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How Dictator Clubs Shield from External Pressure

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 144 - 166

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Abstract Chapter 7 analyzes how dictator clubs help to decrease the cost of international sanctions in a most-similar system design by shielding members from negative material and diplomatic consequences. The chapter shows Bolivarian Alliance for Peoples our Americas (ALBA) further regional actors protected Nicaraguan President Ortega pressure when engaging costly survival strategies ranging electoral manipulation protest repression. At same time, neighboring Honduras was faced with Organization American States (OAS), United States, European Union that helped put an end period autocratization.

Language: Английский

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