Similar capacity-democracy positions still yield sharply divergent national repertoires

Evidence

As we have seen repeatedly, regimes that locate in fairly similar positions within the capacity-democracy space nonetheless feature signifi- cantly different repertoires and campaigns. The contrast between India and the United States—both large, high-capacity, democratic regimes— makes the point dramatically. Although both regimes emerged from anticolonial rebellions and civil wars, the inscription of religious differences into Indian public politics (as compared with the racial differences that have long shaped U.S. politics) resulted from the trajectory out of colonialism and through civil war. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1315

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s test of Tilly’s framework: if regime position underdetermines repertoires even here, then the institutional-absorption asymmetry hypothesis needs historical-cultural content beyond the two-axis matrix. — connects to: Regime capacity and democracy jointly shape prevailing contentious repertoires. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 533; Democracies prescribe few performances but tolerate many while high-capacity autocracies do the reverse — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 446; A regime’s past path in capacity-democracy space shapes its contention practices. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 145 (+4 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1315

Broader Connections

• Democratic high-capacity regimes vary remarkably in domestic contention despite controlling violence #corroborates (0.90) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 895
• A regime’s past path in capacity-democracy space shapes its contention practices. #expands (0.85) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 145
• Democracies prescribe few performances but tolerate many while high-capacity autocracies do the reverse #qualifies (0.82) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 446
• Regime change drives repertoire change more than popular consciousness does #qualifies (0.78)
• National parliamentary debate styles differ sharply in formality and heat #exemplifies (0.73)
• The same political term can carry radically divergent meanings across allies #exemplifies (0.72)