To Purge or Not to Purge? An Individual-Level Quantitative Analysis of Elite Purges in Dictatorships User Whey-Men, 01 Aug 2023
BJPS study: Dictators are more likely to purge 1st-generation elites (who are more powerful than other elites) and they tend to imprison purged 1st-gen elites – rather than execute, exile or simply remove them – to avoid retaliation from other elites or the purged elite continuing to sow discord. User smurfyjenkins, in the International Relations subreddit, 21 Dec 2021