The Performance of Opposition Parties in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes: Three Case Studies from the Western Balkans
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DOI: 10.1057/s41304-021-00326-w
Abstract: This article investigates opposition to the competitive authoritarian regimes in Montenegro (1997–2020), North Macedonia (2006–2017), and Serbia (2012–). In each of the three countries, opposition parties face or have faced the challenge of competing on… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; authoritarian regimes; north macedonia; opposition parties ... See more keywords
Recovering democracy in South Africa, by Raymond Suttner
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DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2018.1469622
Abstract: contribution to the large and growing body of literature on authoritarianism. It not only fills multiple important gaps, but – as any good book – suggests a number of avenues for future inquiry. Conceptually, the… read more here.
Keywords: south africa; democracy south; book; authoritarian regimes ... See more keywords
Dynamic dictators: improving the research agenda on autocratization and authoritarian resilience
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DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2021.1903881
Abstract: ABSTRACT We do not have a comprehensive understanding of authoritarian resilience or the quality of governance globally, because we lack research analysing deepening autocratization in already authoritarian countries. Yet, deepening autocratization is an actual phenomenon… read more here.
Keywords: research; authoritarian regimes; authoritarian resilience; deepening autocratization ... See more keywords
Identity, procedures and performance: how authoritarian regimes legitimize their rule
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DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2017.1304319
Abstract: ABSTRACT Constructing convincing legitimacy claims is important for securing the stability of authoritarian regimes. However, extant research has struggled to systematically analyse how authoritarians substantiate their right to rule. We analyse a novel data set… read more here.
Keywords: identity procedures; legitimacy claims; procedures performance; authoritarian regimes ... See more keywords
Institutionalising electoral uncertainty and authoritarian regime survival
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DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12355
Abstract: Abstract Authoritarian incumbents routinely use democratic emulation as a strategy to extend their tenure in power. Yet, there is also evidence that multiparty competition makes electoral authoritarianism more vulnerable to failure. Proceeding from the assumption… read more here.
Keywords: authoritarian regime; authoritarianism; uncertainty; regime survival ... See more keywords
Minority Language Recognition and Political Trust in Authoritarian Regimes
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DOI: 10.1177/10659129221097148
Abstract: While authoritarian regimes are often characterized by their civil liberty restrictions, some dictatorships acknowledge the ethnolinguistic diversity of their population. Are minorities in multiethnic authoritarian states more likely to trust the government when their language… read more here.
Keywords: recognition; political trust; language; minority ... See more keywords
Secular authoritarian regimes and their Islamist rivals in the Middle East and North Africa: Emerging trends in Turkey's party system
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DOI: 10.1177/20578911231166709
Abstract: Secular nationalism grew over 50 years to become a compelling force for political, social, and cultural change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), but it was Islamism that rose to be its chief… read more here.
Keywords: party; north africa; east north; secular authoritarian ... See more keywords