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tahrj-6467	Scott, James; Hernandez, Allegra; Scott, James	Costly Signals? : Democracy Aid Shocks and Political Repression, 1981-2013	2021	27	.pdf	application/pdf	12172	728	53	Civil society democracy aid is particularly important, as that type of democracy assistance expressly empowers societal groups (e.g., Dietrich 2013; Dietrich and Wright 2015; Scott and Carter 2019). Civil society democracy aid constitutes about 30-40% of US democracy assistance annually during the period of our study, and takes a great many forms ranging from training program to capacity building, program support, support for infrastructure, and organizational support, all designed to empower and expand the activities and influence of the civil society organizations (e.g., see, Collins 2009;	cache/tahrj-6467.pdf	txt/tahrj-6467.txt