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1 - Introduction

from Part I - Introduction and Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2024

Henry Thomson
Affiliation:
Arizona State University
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This introduction lays out the problem of enabling and controlling coercive agents under authoritarian regimes. It describes puzzling variation in the size and activities of coercive institutions across six regimes in Cold War Central and Eastern Europe. The theoretical approach of the book is briefly discussed, emphasizing elite cohesion over political threats. The research design, plan, and empirical findings of the book are discussed.

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Watching the Watchers
Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe
, pp. 3 - 44
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Introduction
  • Henry Thomson, Arizona State University
  • Book: Watching the Watchers
  • Online publication: 22 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009413602.001
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  • Introduction
  • Henry Thomson, Arizona State University
  • Book: Watching the Watchers
  • Online publication: 22 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009413602.001
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  • Introduction
  • Henry Thomson, Arizona State University
  • Book: Watching the Watchers
  • Online publication: 22 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009413602.001
Available formats
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