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Struggles for Political Change in the Arab World
Regimes, Oppositions, and External Actors after the Spring
Av Lisa Blaydes, Amr Hamzawy m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
514 kr
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The advent of the Arab Spring in late 2010 was a hopeful moment for partisans of progressive change throughout the Arab world. Authoritarian leaders who had long stood in the way of meaningful political reform in the countries of the region were either ousted or faced the possibility of political …
Economic Shocks and Authoritarian Stability
Duration, Financial Control, and Institutions
Häftad, 2020
463 kr
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Over two billion people still live under authoritarian rule. Moreover, authoritarian regimes around the world command enormous financial and economic resources, rivaling those controlled by advanced democracies. Yet authoritarian regimes as a whole are facing their greatest challenges in the recent …
Opposing Democracy in the Digital Age
The Yellow Shirts in Thailand
Av Aim Sinpeng
Häftad, 2021
383 kr
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Opposing Democracy in the Digital Age is about why ordinary people in a democratizing state oppose democracy and how they leverage both traditional and social media to do so. Aim Sinpeng focuses on the people behind popular, large-scale antidemocratic movements that helped bring down democracy in …
Opposing Power
Building Opposition Alliances in Electoral Autocracies
Häftad, 2022
504 kr
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Opposing Power argues that perceptions of regime vulnerability and mutual dependency by opposition elites shape the building of opposition alliances. When electoral autocracies are consistently dominant, opposition parties eschew fully fledged alliances. At best, they allocate only one candidate to …
Development of Political Institutions
Power, Legitimacy, Democracy
Häftad, 2022
383 kr
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While the literature on “new institutionalism” explains the stability of institutional arrangements within countries and the divergence of paths of institutional development between countries, Federico Ferrara takes a “historical institutionalist” approach to theorize dynamic processes of …
Aid Imperium
United States Foreign Policy and Human Rights in Post-Cold War Southeast Asia
Av Salvador Santino Fulo Regilme Jr.
Häftad, 2023
323 kr
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Does foreign aid promote human rights? As the world’s largest aid donor, the United States has provided foreign assistance to more than 200 countries. Deploying global numerical data on US foreign aid and comparative historical analysis of America’s post–Cold War foreign policies in Southeast Asia, …
Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box
Electoral Manipulation, Economic Maneuvering, and Political Order in Autocracies
Häftad, 2022
550 kr
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Contrary to our stereotypical views, dictators often introduce elections in which they refrain from employing blatant electoral fraud. Why do electoral reforms happen in autocracies? Do these elections destabilize autocratic rule? The Dictator’s Dilemma at the Ballot Box argues that strong …
Ghosts in the Neighborhood
Why Japan Is Haunted by Its Past and Germany Is Not
Av Walter Hatch
Häftad, 2023
383 kr
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Germany, which brutalized its neighbors in Europe for centuries, has mostly escaped the ghosts of the past, while Japan remains haunted in Asia. The most common explanation for this difference is that Germany knows better how to apologize; Japan is viewed as “impenitent.” Walter F. Hatch rejects …
Lobbying the Autocrat
The Dynamics of Policy Advocacy in Nondemocracies
Av Max Grömping, Jessica C. Teets
Häftad, 2023
519 kr
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Although authoritarian countries often repress independent citizen activity, lobbying by civil society organizations is actually a widespread phenomenon. Using case studies such as China, Russia, Belarus, Cambodia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Turkey, and Zimbabwe, Lobbying the Autocrat shows that citizen …
State Institutions, Civic Associations, and Identity Demands
Regional Movements in Greater Southeast Asia
Häftad, 2024
463 kr
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While the media tends to pay the most attention to violent secessionist movements or peaceful independence movements, it is just as important to understand why there are regions where political movements for autonomy fail to develop. In neglecting regions without political movements or full-blown …
Seeds of Mobilization
The Authoritarian Roots of South Korea's Democracy
Av Joan E. Cho
Häftad, 2024
443 kr
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South Korea is sometimes held as a dream case of modernization theory, a testament to how economic development leads to democracy. Seeds of Mobilization takes a closer look at the history of South Korea to show that Korea’s advance to democracy was not linear. Instead, while Korea’s national …
None of the Above
Protest Voting in Latin American Democracies
Häftad, 2024
443 kr
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Winner of the 2025 International Society of Political Psychology David O. Sears Best Book on Mass Politics AwardAround the world each year, millions of citizens turn out to vote but leave their ballots empty or spoil them. Increasingly, campaigns have emerged that promote “invalid” votes like …
Autocrats Can't Always Get What They Want
State Institutions and Autonomy under Authoritarianism
Av Nathan J Brown, Steven D Schaaf m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
443 kr
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Authoritarianism seems to be everywhere in the political world—even the definition of authoritarianism as any form of non-democratic governance has grown very broad. Attempts to explain authoritarian rule as a function of the interests or needs of the ruler or regime can be misleading. Autocrats …
Making Sense of the Arab State
Av Steven Heydemann, Marc Lynch
Häftad, 2024
443 kr
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No region in the world has been more hostile to democracy, more dominated by military and security institutions, or weaker on economic development and inclusive governance than the Middle East. Why have Arab states been so oppressively strong in some areas but so devastatingly weak in others? How …
Troubling State of India's Democracy
Av Dinsha Mistree, Šumit Ganguly m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
564 kr
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As India’s power and prominence rise on the international stage, its longstanding tradition of democracy is under threat. Since establishing a secular and democratic constitution in 1950, India has held elections at the local, state, and national levels with frequent transitions of power between …
Decentralization, Local Governance, and Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa
Häftad, 2025
504 kr
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While many scholars, policymakers, and development practitioners view decentralization as a way to increase participation, strengthen political representation, and improve social welfare, little is known about the experiences of communities in the context of decentralization – particularly in the …
Ruling Indonesia
Jokowi's Presidency in an Age of Democratic Crisis and Great Power Competition
Häftad, 2026
504 kr
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Joko Widodo—popularly called Jokowi—ruled Indonesia for a decade, from 2014 to 2024. The world’s fourth-largest nation and third-largest democracy, Indonesia had embarked on a messy democratic transition in the late 1990s, with the country’s ethnic and religious heterogeneity posing significant …
Youth Activism in Asia
A New Wave
Av Colm Anthony Fox, Meredith L. Weiss m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
624 kr
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Over the last decade, a youth revolt has swept through Asia. Massive, regime-rocking protests have grabbed global attention as students and other young people have confronted security forces on the streets, taking great risks to condemn authoritarian rule, promote democracy, and to push forward new …
Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box
Electoral Manipulation, Economic Maneuvering, and Political Order in Autocracies
Inbunden, 2022
1230 kr
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Contrary to our stereotypical views, dictators often introduce elections in which they refrain from employing blatant electoral fraud. Why do electoral reforms happen in autocracies? Do these elections destabilize autocratic rule? The Dictator’s Dilemma at the Ballot Box argues that strong …
Struggles for Political Change in the Arab World
Regimes, Oppositions, and External Actors after the Spring
Av Lisa Blaydes, Amr Hamzawy m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1263 kr
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The advent of the Arab Spring in late 2010 was a hopeful moment for partisans of progressive change throughout the Arab world. Authoritarian leaders who had long stood in the way of meaningful political reform in the countries of the region were either ousted or faced the possibility of political …
Ghosts in the Neighborhood
Why Japan Is Haunted by Its Past and Germany Is Not
Av Walter Hatch
Inbunden, 2023
1031 kr
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Germany, which brutalized its neighbors in Europe for centuries, has mostly escaped the ghosts of the past, while Japan remains haunted in Asia. The most common explanation for this difference is that Germany knows better how to apologize; Japan is viewed as “impenitent.” Walter F. Hatch rejects …
Lobbying the Autocrat
The Dynamics of Policy Advocacy in Nondemocracies
Av Max Grömping, Jessica C. Teets
Inbunden, 2023
1162 kr
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Although authoritarian countries often repress independent citizen activity, lobbying by civil society organizations is actually a widespread phenomenon. Using case studies such as China, Russia, Belarus, Cambodia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Turkey, and Zimbabwe, Lobbying the Autocrat shows that citizen …
State Institutions, Civic Associations, and Identity Demands
Regional Movements in Greater Southeast Asia
Inbunden, 2024
1099 kr
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While the media tends to pay the most attention to violent secessionist movements or peaceful independence movements, it is just as important to understand why there are regions where political movements for autonomy fail to develop. In neglecting regions without political movements or full-blown …
Seeds of Mobilization
The Authoritarian Roots of South Korea's Democracy
Av Joan E. Cho
Inbunden, 2024
1126 kr
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South Korea is sometimes held as a dream case of modernization theory, a testament to how economic development leads to democracy. Seeds of Mobilization takes a closer look at the history of South Korea to show that Korea’s advance to democracy was not linear. Instead, while Korea’s national …
None of the Above
Protest Voting in Latin American Democracies
Inbunden, 2024
1195 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Winner of the 2025 International Society of Political Psychology David O. Sears Best Book on Mass Politics AwardAround the world each year, millions of citizens turn out to vote but leave their ballots empty or spoil them. Increasingly, campaigns have emerged that promote “invalid” votes like …
Autocrats Can't Always Get What They Want
State Institutions and Autonomy under Authoritarianism
Av Nathan J Brown, Steven D Schaaf m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1195 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Authoritarianism seems to be everywhere in the political world—even the definition of authoritarianism as any form of non-democratic governance has grown very broad. Attempts to explain authoritarian rule as a function of the interests or needs of the ruler or regime can be misleading. Autocrats …
Making Sense of the Arab State
Av Steven Heydemann, Marc Lynch
Inbunden, 2024
1195 kr
Lägg i varukorg
No region in the world has been more hostile to democracy, more dominated by military and security institutions, or weaker on economic development and inclusive governance than the Middle East. Why have Arab states been so oppressively strong in some areas but so devastatingly weak in others? How …
Troubling State of India's Democracy
Av Dinsha Mistree, Šumit Ganguly m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1195 kr
Lägg i varukorg
As India’s power and prominence rise on the international stage, its longstanding tradition of democracy is under threat. Since establishing a secular and democratic constitution in 1950, India has held elections at the local, state, and national levels with frequent transitions of power between …
Decentralization, Local Governance, and Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa
Inbunden, 2025
1195 kr
Lägg i varukorg
While many scholars, policymakers, and development practitioners view decentralization as a way to increase participation, strengthen political representation, and improve social welfare, little is known about the experiences of communities in the context of decentralization – particularly in the …
Ruling Indonesia
Jokowi's Presidency in an Age of Democratic Crisis and Great Power Competition
Inbunden, 2026
1608 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Joko Widodo—popularly called Jokowi—ruled Indonesia for a decade, from 2014 to 2024. The world’s fourth-largest nation and third-largest democracy, Indonesia had embarked on a messy democratic transition in the late 1990s, with the country’s ethnic and religious heterogeneity posing significant …
