Dictators and their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions And State Violence (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)

How Do Dictators Stay In Power? When, And How, Do They Use Repression To Do So? Dictators And Their Secret Police Explores The Role Of The Coercive Apparatus Under Authoritarian Rule In Asia - How These Secret Organizations Originated, How They Operated, And How Their Violence Affected Ordinary Citizens. Greitens Argues That Autocrats Face A Coercive Dilemma: Whether To Create Internal Security Forces Designed To Manage Popular Mobilization, Or Defend Against Potential Coup. Violence Against Civilians, She Suggests, Is A Byproduct Of Their Attempt To Resolve This Dilemma. Drawing On A Wealth Of New Historical Evidence, This Book Challenges Conventional Wisdom On Dictatorship: What Autocrats Are Threatened By, How They Respond, And How This Affects The Lives And Security Of The Millions Under Their Rule. It Offers An Unprecedented View Into The Use Of Surveillance, Coercion, And Violence, And Sheds New Light On The Institutional And Social Foundations Of Authoritarian Power-- Part I. The Puzzle And The Argument -- A Theory Of Coercive Institutions And State Violence -- Part Ii. The Origins Of Coercive Institutions -- Organizing Coercion In Taiwan; -- Organizing Coercion In The Philippines -- Organizing Coercion In South Korea -- Part Iii. Coercive Institutions And State Violence -- Coercive Institutions And Repression In Taiwan -- Coercive Institutions And Repression In The Philippines -- Coercive Institutions And Repression In South Korea -- Part Iv. Extensions And Conclusions -- Extending The Argument: Coercion Outside East Asia. Sheena Chestnut Greitens. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Title......Page 3 Title - Series......Page 4 Cambridge Studies In Contentious Politics......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Dedication......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 List of tables and figures......Page 9 A note on romanization......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 PART I - THE PUZZLE AND THE ARGUMENT......Page 20 1 - Introduction......Page 22 2 - A theory of coercive institutions and state violence......Page 36 3 - Organizing coercion in Taiwan......Page 92 4 - Organizing coercion in the Philippines......Page 131 5 - Organizing coercion in South Korea......Page 160 PART III - COERCIVE INSTITUTIONS AND STATE VIOLENCE......Page 196 6 - Coercive institutions and repression in Taiwan......Page 198 7 - Coercive institutions and repression in the Philippines......Page 229 8 - Coercive institutions and repression in South Korea......Page 256 9 - Extending the argument: coercion outside East Asia......Page 290 10 - Conclusion......Page 311 Appendix: A note on sources......Page 326 Index......Page 328 Miscellaneous Endmatter......Page 344 "How do dictators stay in power? When, and how, do they use repression to do so? Dictators and their Secret Police explores the role of the coercive apparatus under authoritarian rule in Asia - how these secret organizations originated, how they operated, and how their violence affected ordinary citizens. Greitens argues that autocrats face a coercive dilemma: whether to create internal security forces designed to manage popular mobilization, or defend against potential coup. Violence against civilians, she suggests, is a byproduct of their attempt to resolve this dilemma. Drawing on a wealth of new historical evidence, this book challenges conventional wisdom on dictatorship: what autocrats are threatened by, how they respond, and how this affects the lives and security of the millions under their rule. It offers an unprecedented view into the use of surveillance, coercion, and violence, and sheds new light on the institutional and social foundations of authoritarian power"-- Provided by publisher Cover 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title - Series 4 Cambridge Studies In Contentious Politics 5 Copyright 6 Dedication 7 Contents 8 List of tables and figures 9 A note on romanization 12 Acknowledgments 14 PART I - THE PUZZLE AND THE ARGUMENT 20 1 - Introduction 22 2 - A theory of coercive institutions and state violence 36 PART II - THE ORIGINS OF COERCIVE INSTITUTIONS 92 3 - Organizing coercion in Taiwan 92 4 - Organizing coercion in the Philippines 131 5 - Organizing coercion in South Korea 160 PART III - COERCIVE INSTITUTIONS AND STATE VIOLENCE 196 6 - Coercive institutions and repression in Taiwan 198 7 - Coercive institutions and repression in the Philippines 229 8 - Coercive institutions and repression in South Korea 256 PART IV - EXTENSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 290 9 - Extending the argument: coercion outside East Asia 290 10 - Conclusion 311 Appendix: A note on sources 326 Index 328 Miscellaneous Endmatter 344 This book will be used in advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on East Asia, authoritarianism, contentious politics, human rights, comparative politics, protest and repression, and international relations.