Cambridge University Press eBooks· 2016· Book chapter

Dictators and their Secret Police

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

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Autocrats use secret police to manage popular mobilization and defend against coups, with violence against civilians being a byproduct of this dilemma, according to new historical evidence.

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