A regime’s past path in capacity-democracy space shapes its contention practices.
Evidence
The previous trajectory of a regime within the same space, however, supplies much of the concrete means by which rulers and citizens engage in contentious politics. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 145
Categorization
- XREF: Path dependence at the regime level — previous trajectory shapes available repertoires — strongly relevant to the reader’s asymmetry testing. — connects to: A regime consists of repeated strong relations among government and major political actors.; Semi-democratic medium-capacity regimes occupy an intermediate contention position — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 503; Laws of contention vary by regime type and era. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 365 (+17 more)
Broader Connections
- Semi-democratic medium-capacity regimes occupy an intermediate contention position
#exemplifies(0.90) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 503 - Regimes sort contention into prescribed, tolerated, and forbidden performances
#expands(0.85) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 272 - High-capacity mobilization hits the regime directly while low-capacity contention rarely does
#expands(0.80) - High capacity and democracy suppress revolutionary situations while medium-capacity regimes favor outcomes
#expands(0.80) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 979 - Laws of contention vary by regime type and era.
#qualifies(0.75) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 365