State Capacity and Human Rights: Explaining the Tools of Repression

摘要: makes creating a valid and reliable measure extremely difficult, since the temptation to include too much is high concept becomes “stretched” (Sartori 1970). Overly specific conceptualizations, however, have limited utility across variety of studies, are difficult generalize from. Therefore, given broad range outcomes interest where state capacity used, this project errs on side abstract, while also allowing for greater refinement without losing core concept. In following chapter (chapter 2), underlying theories about relationship between different conceptual dimensions tested ensure proposed here reflect empirical reality. 1.6.1 Defining State Capacity To develop both useful straightforward conceptualization definition needs be relatively simple. Keeping simple allows clarity avoiding over-determining role plays in certain outcomes. As Hanson Sigman write, defining capacity, “the do what?” first question one should ask. multidimensional concept, state’s capabilities can vary functions. Additionally, it important that we think capacities as probabilistic or necessary factors, but not sufficient ones, emergence particular States with large coercive apparatuses will necessarily repress opposition, nor states capable bureaucracies experience economic growth. Rather than asses terms outcomes, accordingly, our goal paper conceptualize achieve (2011, 1).