Using a new geo-coded event dataset, researchers Elmira Muratova and Felix Schulte map human rights violations & explain why repression is often carried out on Thursdays. More on the #KonKoop DataLab blog ⤵️
https://konkoop.de/index.php/datalab/thursdays-are-for-searches-the-russian-repression-calendar-in-occupied-crimea/
Thursdays are for Searches: The Russian Repression Calendar in Occupied Crimea - KonKoop
Authoritarian control follows a grim calculus. The literature on state repression shows that coercion is not random but operates under a highly strategic logic. Russia’s repressive campaign in its occupied territories in Ukraine is no exception. Shortly after the illegal occupation and annexation of Crimea in February and March 2014,…





