Abstract Since there have been books, has a need to get rid of them. From powerful magical formulae and heretical wisdom the early drafts poetry, authorities writers tried remove certain texts from circulation, or inhibit steer their reception. In first part, this article gives brief overview forms book-disposal, voluntary involuntary, in antiquity points significance for Augustine Hippo partic...

How do different types of motivation influence the politics collective action? We study a model endogenous rebellion and repression to understand how individual affect participation, state repression, mechanisms by which violence affects political contention. Unlike psychological rewards, material rewards are divided among successful rebels. Thus, in settings, that decreases mobilization chance...

How does domestic surveillance affect the frequency of political imprisonments in autocratic states? In contrast to conventional wisdom, I argue that reduces power-maximizing autocracies. Surveillance decreases uncertainty about correct targets repression, allowing for more selective detentions and shifts silent instruments repression. To investigate these claims, draw on a unique county-level ...