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100			_aVogel, Sasha De Chapman, Hannah S. and McCarthy, Lauren A. _957804
245			_a Authoritarian information gathering amid crisis
260			_aComparative Politics
300			_a58(1), Oct, 2025: p.75-99
520			_aHow do crises affect information gathering in authoritarian regimes? This study examines how crises impact appeal systems’ ability to collect information on everyday and crisis-related concerns. We argue that crisis immediacy and government repression shape the number and topic of appeals received. Utilizing a novel dataset of appeals submitted to Russia’s Presidential Administration, we analyze four crises: the 2018 pension reform, the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent partial military mobilization. High-immediacy crises generate more crisis-related appeals, while repression suppresses everyday appeals on routine governance issues. This study contributes to scholarship on informational autocracies by highlighting the vulnerability of information-gathering institutions. Focusing on citizen behavior rather than regime incentives, we offer insights into how individuals utilize appeals systems under crisis conditions, enriching understanding of state-society dynamics and the limitations of consultative institutions in autocratic contexts.- Reproduced https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/cuny/cp/2025/00000058/00000001/art00005
650			_aAuthoritarianism, Crisis, Information gathering, Informational autocracies, Russia. _957805
773			_aComparative Politics
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