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American Journal of Political Science

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The American Journal of Political Science (AJPS), published four times each year, is one of the most widely-read political science journals in the United States. AJPS is a general journal of political science open to all members of the profession and to all areas of the discipline of political science.
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No detectada desde feb. 1973 / hasta oct. 2012 JSTOR
No detectada desde ene. 2003 / hasta dic. 2023 Wiley Online Library

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Tipo de recurso:

revistas

ISSN impreso

0092-5853

ISSN electrónico

1540-5907

Editor responsable

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WILEY)

País de edición

Estados Unidos

Fecha de publicación

Tabla de contenidos

Hannah Arendt on Judgment

Peter J. Steinberger

Palabras clave: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

Pp. 803

Rethinking the Comparative Perspective on Class and Representation: Evidence from Latin America

Nicholas Carnes; Noam Lupu

Palabras clave: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

Pp. 1-18

Why Underachievers Dominate Secret Police Organizations: Evidence from Autocratic Argentina

Adam Scharpf; Christian Gläßel

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Autocrats depend on a capable secret police. Anecdotal evidence, however, often characterizes agents as surprisingly mediocre in skill and intellect. To explain this puzzle, this article focuses on the career incentives underachieving individuals face in the regular security apparatus. Low‐performing officials in hierarchical organizations have little chance of being promoted or filling lucrative positions. To salvage their careers, these officials are willing to undertake burdensome secret police work. Using data on all 4,287 officers who served in autocratic Argentina (1975–83), we study biographic differences between secret police agents and the entire recruitment pool. We find that low‐achieving officers were stuck within the regime hierarchy, threatened with discharge, and thus more likely to join the secret police for future benefits. The study demonstrates how state bureaucracies breed mundane career concerns that produce willing enforcers and cement violent regimes. This has implications for the understanding of autocratic consolidation and democratic breakdown.</jats:p>

Palabras clave: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

Pp. 791-806