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Autocrats in crisis mode: How dictators adapt distributive choices during economic shocks
Autocrats may further discriminate against their opposition as a way to minimise the scope of dissent during economic shocks
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Female empowerment and the Egyptian Arab Spring
Women’s exposure and participation in the Arab Spring improved their say in household decisions and reduced tolerance of domestic violence and FGM
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Mob mentality: The critical mass of networked protests
In days of massive protests in Chile, students skipped school to protest only when a critical mass of students they knew also skipped school
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E-autocracy: Surveillance and propaganda in Chinese social media
Instead of censoring or banning social media, the Chinese government uses it to surveil protests, monitor local officials, and disseminate propaganda