Regional autocratic linkage and regime survival
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DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12243
Abstract: In this article, the effects of regional autocratic linkage on the survival of autocratic regimes are analysed. Scholars have suggested that regional factors shape regime survival through processes of diffusion. However, in most accounts, diffusion… read more here.
Keywords: autocratic regimes; autocratic linkage; regional autocratic; regime survival ... 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
The Autocratic Welfare State: Old-Age Pensions, Credible Commitments, and Regime Survival
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DOI: 10.1177/0010414017710265
Abstract: In this article, we argue that autocratic regimes are no less likely than democracies to adopt old-age pensions, although autocratic programs are less universal in their coverage. Our theoretical argument focuses on the strong incentives… read more here.
Keywords: regime survival; age; pension programs; old age ... See more keywords