New Political Science

㉤ Repression Force When a political regime seeks to change, resistance and backlash can arise due to the inherent constraints of all rules[Ch.2.6b], in addition to the regime change costs. This is called the "repression force(Stb)." In other words, repression force refers to the various reasons that compel actors to continue to follow the rules of the regime, even if the profit equilibrium condi..