| ID | 178666 |
| Title Proper | Propaganda and protest in autocracies |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Carter, Erin Baggott ; Carter, Brett L |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Does propaganda reduce the rate of popular protest in autocracies? To answer this question, we draw on an original dataset of state-run newspapers from thirty countries, encompassing six languages and over four million articles. We find that propaganda diminishes the rate of protest, and that its effects persist over time. By increasing the level of pro-regime propaganda by one standard deviation, autocrats have reduced the odds of protest the following day by 15%. The half-life of this effect is between five and ten days, and very little of the initial effect persists after one month. This temporal persistence is remarkably consistent with campaign advertisements in democracies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 65, No.5; May 2021: p.919–949 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol: 65 No 5 |
| Key Words | Propaganda ; Protest ; Quantitative Text Analysis ; Computational Social Science ; Autocratic Politics |