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The new institutionalism in the study of authoritarian regimes
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2009)
In recent years, we have seen the rise of a “new institutionalism” in the study of authoritarian regimes that takes seriously previously neglected pillars of non-democratic governance: nominally democratic institutions, ...
Emerging trends in the study of electoral authoritarianism
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2013)
Electoral authoritarian regimes practice authoritarianism behind the institutional facades of representative democracy. They hold regular multiparty elections at the national level, yet violate liberal-democratic minimum ...
Transitions from electoral authoritarianism
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2010)
The recent comparative literature on authoritarian institutions has been tracing the consequences formal institutions bear on the longevity of authoritarian rule. Striving to explain transitions from electoral authoritarian ...
The twin uncertainty of authoritarian regimes
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2012)
Authoritarian rulers have a twin problem of uncertainty. They have a problem of “institutional uncertainty.” Their survival in power is insecure. And they have a problem of “informational uncertainty.” The foundations of ...