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VIOLENCE IN COMMUNIST AND FASCIST REGIMES. WHICH TYPE OF REGIMES ARE MORE VIOLENT AGAINST SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Research proposal

RESEARCH QUESTION: Which kind of regime, fascist or communist, uses violence against social movements more frequently?

The 20th century was plunged with dictatorships, of both types.Understand the differences in the use of violence of both regimes, focusing on social movements.Eventough they are differentt they use violence in a systematic way against social movements.Relevance for understanding human rights and state power.

Motivation and research problem

• Explains pervasiveness of violence
• Violence justified by revolutionary goals.

Radical evil of both regimes

"VIOLENCE AND THE RISE OF OPEN AGRESSION" by Wilson Center

"The Devil in History" by Vladimir Tismaneanu:Overview of fascist and comunist regimes

MISSING ELEMENT

LITERATURE REVIEW

WHICH REGIME WAS MORE VIOLENT?

HYPOTHESIS

'Fascist regimes are more violent against social movements and dissent.

GEOGRAPHICAL REGION, TIME PERIOD, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

LEVEL OF VIOLENCE

REGIME TYPE

CONTROL VARIABLE

DEPENDENT VARIABLE

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

METHODOLOGY AND DESIGN

• 0-Not at all. Actors did not use political violence.
• 1-Rare. Actors rarely used political violence.
• 2-Occasionally. Actors occasionally used political violence.
• 3-Frequently. Actors frequently used political violence.
• 4-Often. Actors often used political violence.

• PROMPT AND APPARENT VIOLENCE
• Engage in mass executions and ethnic cleansing

• SYSTEMATIC REPRESSION
• Violence embedded within socio-economic policies.

COMMUNIST REGIMES

FASCIST REGIMES

CONCLUSION

Regardless of the regime type, both fascist and communist regimes use violence in different ways as a key tool to control dissent and suppress social movements.

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