The Foreign Policy of Authoritarian Regimes DOI
Oisín Tansey

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 19, 2024

Abstract Do authoritarian regimes have distinctive foreign policies compared to democracies? This chapter examines the range of approaches that find domestic institutions matter for policy, with a particular emphasis on ways in which forms rule shape country’s policy choices and outcomes. The identifies issues regime type influences, it reviews findings nature policy. It explores whether varieties authoritarianism more than binary distinction between democratic nondemocratic regimes, causal mechanisms link compares concludes by arguing transnational repression should be viewed as distinctively has no direct parallel countries.

Language: Английский

Autocracy's long reach: explaining host country influences on transnational repression DOI Creative Commons
Marcus Michaelsen,

Kris Ruijgrok

Democratization, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31(2), P. 290 - 314

Published: Oct. 20, 2023

Authoritarian regimes frequently reach across borders to repress against exiled dissidents. Existing scholarship has investigated the methods and effects of transnational repression. Yet, we lack knowledge role that political context a host country its relations origin diasporas play in incidents Addressing this gap, use Freedom House dataset on physical acts repression (2014–2020) study how regime type regional ties between influence likelihood incidents. Conducting logistic regression analysis with yearly directed dyads, find target exiles autocratic states perpetrators primarily rely cooperation authorities, whereas democratic they resort more often direct attacks. We also show authoritarian is regionally clustered: it occurs when home state are situated within same neighbourhood, partly members organization. Our article reveals some conditions relational dynamics shape decisions strategies perpetrators.

Language: Английский

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(Gender) Politics in the Field: The Precarities of Diasporic (Women) Scholars of Iranian Politics during and after the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Uprising DOI Open Access
Ladan Rahbari

Politics & Gender, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(2), P. 506 - 512

Published: April 17, 2024

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Language: Английский

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Transnational Repression: International Cooperation in Silencing Dissent DOI
Rebecca Cordell, Kashmiri Medhi

International Studies Quarterly, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 68(3)

Published: June 24, 2024

Abstract Why do some states assist other countries to reach across national borders and repress their diaspora, while others not? Transnational repression involves host (including democracies) working closely with origin (typically autocracies) transfer citizens living abroad into custody silence dissent. We expect international cooperation on transnational rely a country’s domestic rule of law (opportunity repress) economic ties the country (leverage cooperate). To measure repression, we present new data containing 608 direct physical cases from 2014 2020 involving 160 unique dyads (79 31 countries). test our hypotheses using dataset 33,615 directed dyad-years that accounts for refugee flows between pairs find empirical support theoretical argument. Autocracies are better able elicit human rights violations have shared interests weak law. Our findings provide one first quantitative foreign complicity in extraterritorial policy implications civil society activists seek prevent governments committing future abuses against nationals abroad.

Language: Английский

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Transnational Human Rights Violations: Addressing the Evolution of Globalized Repression through National Human Rights Institutions DOI Creative Commons
Andrew Chubb, Kirsten Roberts Lyer

Journal of Human Rights Practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(3), P. 770 - 793

Published: Aug. 13, 2024

Abstract Transnational Human Rights Violations (THRV) are infringements of individual rights that originate outside the jurisdiction in which they take effect. Ranging from violent and criminal forms transnational repression through to coercion against targets’ family members abroad, digital surveillance, legal intimidation, THRVs today generate widespread systemic constraints on exercise human jurisdictions around world. At present, however, targets typically find few avenues raise complaints, receive assistance or pursue redress. This article proposes a new domestic institutional mechanism directly address this situation. It first examines mutually reinforcing, additive effects censorship era. Next, it identifies relevant standards showing state responsibilities monitor counter within their jurisdiction, growing recognition additive, broad populations. The third section policy responses United States, Australia, Kingdom, international organizations, noting none has adequately addressed contemporary nature scope as require. final argues meet obligations, states should establish Protection Offices (TRPOs) provide clear contact point for complaints support; report situation taking effect state’s jurisdiction; advise inform government departments THRV issues; develop evidence-based recommendations. We conclude by laying out rationale its status National Institutions (NHRIs).

Language: Английский

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The Foreign Policy of Authoritarian Regimes DOI
Oisín Tansey

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 19, 2024

Abstract Do authoritarian regimes have distinctive foreign policies compared to democracies? This chapter examines the range of approaches that find domestic institutions matter for policy, with a particular emphasis on ways in which forms rule shape country’s policy choices and outcomes. The identifies issues regime type influences, it reviews findings nature policy. It explores whether varieties authoritarianism more than binary distinction between democratic nondemocratic regimes, causal mechanisms link compares concludes by arguing transnational repression should be viewed as distinctively has no direct parallel countries.

Language: Английский

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