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To Repress or to Co-opt? Authoritarian Control in the Age of Digital Surveillance

Xu Xu · American Journal of Political Science 65(2), 309–325 · 2021

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Xu Xu
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DOI 10.1111/ajps.12514
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2026-09-01

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TheoryThe introduction of digital surveillance in Chinese counties increased public-security spending and arrests of political activists while reducing public goods provision.