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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

@williamhatu.bsky.social examines predictors for support for military rule. Perceived executive violation of the law, corruption in the president’s office + president’s underperformance influence support for military rule with trust in military as underlying factor. doi.org/10.1080/1351...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Think contested leadership races turn voters away? Think again. Competitive primaries aren't just democratic—they can also be an electoral asset. Javier Astudillo & @tonirodon.bsky.social @upf.edu doi.org/10.1080/1351...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

What is a #regime? The answer is not as straightforward as it might seem, but is crucial for understanding how regimes operate and transform. Identifying procedural, actor-centred, and sociological approaches to regimes. @catherineowen.bsky.social #CEDARhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.2483418

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

How vulnerable are democracies to authoritarian influence? T Kobayashi, @yuanzhouir.bsky.social et al. find that illiberal narratives from China & Russia shape public opinion more strongly than mainstream democratic narratives—even when both are presented together. doi.org/10.1080/1351...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 07/07/2024

How has President Obiang of Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 evolved his elite strategy over 40yrs in power? Exploiting individual elite data @austinsmatthews & Ana Lúcia Sá (@CEI_Iscte) find that co-regionality with Obiang is key to elite political survival....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 05/07/2024

Democracies face rising autocratic threats. The framework by @jmvanlit @CarolienvanHam @MauritsMeijers and case studies of Senegal 🇸🇳 and Poland 🇵🇱 highlight how institutional elites and citizens defend against these trends. #Democracy #Autocratization...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 03/07/2024

Drawing on the "community pantry" phenomenon in the Philippines 🇵🇭, @CeciliaPeLero finds evidence that apolitical civic engagement can be an effective, if limited, form of democratic resistance in autocratizing settings. doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.22588…

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

The debate on democracy in global media discourse indicates a set of common denominators. Yet, by relating democracy to everyday politics, media seems to legitimise any regime as democratic rather than being a beacon for liberal democracy....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

50% of elections in this mega election year take place in autocratizing countries. Freedom of expression and media, free and fair elections, and civil society organizations are under attack around the globe. @FabioAngiolillo et al. from @vdeminstitute ...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

This article by @riveraescartin contributes to better understanding the relationship btw elite polarization and democratic backsliding with Tunisia 🇹🇳 as case study. doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.22848…

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 29/06/2024

We’re proud and humbled to read the @Clarivate #JCR2024. 5yr impact factor = 4.2. Top 10 percentile in Political Science. And one quarter of our articles are #openaccess. A huge THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏 to our editors, reviewers, contributors, and readers! Onwards and upwards.

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

@bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck @javierpsandoval Huge congratulations again to the winners, and many thanks to the selection committee who reviewed a very strong field. 4/4

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

@bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck The best ECR article by @javierpsandoval introduces the Index of Subnational Electoral Democracy (ISED) to measure democracy at provincial level in 12 countries over 40 yrs. It shows patterns of democracy, stability + hybridity in subnational...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

In the winning article, @bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck & D Caluwaerts show that polarization varies across democracies, attributing lower polarization levels in consensus democracies to PR electoral systems, multiparty coalitions, and federalism. 2/4...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Frank Cass Prize for the best articles(s) in @democ_journal. The award for best article goes to @bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck & Didier Caluwaerts (@POLI_VUB @VUBrussel). The best article by a young scholar is by @javierpsandoval. 1/4

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 09/03/2024

Concessions, which can serve as a useful tool for managing protest, are more commonly used where state capacity is high. High-capacity 🇲🇽 states were more likely to offer cheap concessions, but not more likely to engage in costly reform. @vottasullivan...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

Job insecurity is associated with support for strong undemocratic leaders not subject to legislative checks and balances. Enhancing job security and expanding public welfare provisions could bolster citizens’ democratic attitudes and behaviours. @hkwon0301...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

Under what conditions do riotous-violent protests increase the likelihood of protest success? @Deren_Onursal, A. Hobbs & @TheoryCatherine show that waves of protester violence leads to a higher likelihood of accommodation, especially in democracies....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 05/03/2024

Analysing data from the Asian Barometer Survey + @ValuesStudies, this study indicates a robust connection between technocratic beliefs and delegative democratic attitudes. Moreover, this link strengthens as a country’s level of emergency escalates....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 05/03/2024

Why do Hungarian🇭🇺 citizens tolerate democratic backsliding? N. Wunsch & @th_ges show mosaic pattern of support for authoritarian leadership, w economic + cultural trade-offs. Supply-side dynamics are key to understanding the entrenchment of backsliding....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 05/03/2024

Why does #authoritarian responsiveness fail to alleviate social unrest? This article develops a feedback theory on the paradox of responsiveness through a case study of the Dong Tam land clash, the deadliest in Vietnam’s 🇻🇳 contemporary history....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 05/03/2024

By @ihsanylmz: Pro-government Turkish, non-Turkish Muslim diaspora groups are not only convinced by the #securitisation narrative that legitimates use of extraordinary state action, but take it upon themselves to carry on anti-dissident repressive actions...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

Does the overlapping between ethnic and economic division harm democracy? @PanzanoGuido presents novel evidence matching survey data with an expert survey to illustrate how inequalities btw ethnic groups can be among the causes of #autocratization. ...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Autocratic concessions to smaller, lower-capacity protests are often undermined by reneging. Reneging is most common when concessions create more constraints on state agents' behavior, finds @sashadevo, using an original protest dataset from Russia...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

This article by @pelinamus introduces the concept of an 'intermediary party' that facilitates unity among key opposition parties to select a joint candidate for elections. Mayoral elections held in Hungary 🇭🇺 and Turkey 🇹🇷 illustrate this argument....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

Dictators repress their citizens across borders. This study by @mmichae1sen & @krisruygrok reveals how the political environment of the host state and the relationship between the host and origin state affects the likelihood that exiles are...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

.@HSchopmans & @iremtuncr study campaigns against facial recognition technology in the U.S. 🇺🇸 and the European Union 🇪🇺, and ask why and how citizens resist AI-powered autocratization in consolidated democracies. doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.22588…

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

I. Krakoff & @AND_Dawson re-examine the critical citizens thesis. They show that the effect of democracy on political trust is the same for partisan + “non-partisan” institutions, suggesting that low trust in democracies is a problem. doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.22576…

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

In this article, @chacha_republic explores how individual assessment of electoral practice and a country's and its neighbours' history of unconstitutional changes of government influence approval of external democracy promotion in African...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

.@sebdettman @TomPepinsky analyse results of Malaysia's 🇲🇾 2022 election and show how existing cleavage structures, a central feature of the prior authoritarian regime, persist under more competitive elections. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.108…

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

Uncontested elections are⬆️ in democracies globally. In over 1/4 of Czech 🇨🇿 municipalities citizens are unable to choose from alternatives, devastating citizen involvement in politics and local democracy. What drives this? by @KarelKouba1 @LysekJakub...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 17/09/2023

Clientelism leads to latent dissent in Middle Eastern countries, finds @DJones_SJ. Contrary to what theory expects, perceptions of clientelism damage subjective assessments of political legitimacy + reduce likelihood of voting + attending campaign rallies....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

This new paper by @aykut_ozturk_ explores economic narratives adopted by Erdogan's regime in Turkey 🇹🇷 and their emotional effects to explain how Erdogan's authoritarian regime could sustain its popular support despite years of economic decline....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

This article by @ChristianKaune1 & @eilbiz examines how opposition parties with diverse ideologies can form alliances in competitive authoritarian regimes despite the securitization strategy used by authoritarian incumbents, using case study of Turkey 🇹🇷 ....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

SB Rahmad & @ElvinOngPolSci explain why civil society organizations collaborate to campaign for political reform in Malaysia 🇲🇾 but not in Singapore 🇸🇬, w broader theoretical implications for civil society collective action in autocracies around the world....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

Vera Yuen (@HKUFBE) investigates impact of health experts' opinions on public support for election postponements & govt trustworthiness during #COVID19 in Hong Kong 🇭🇰. Findings: negative opinions have asymmetric information value & affect political #trust...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 02/08/2023

Social media use, viewpoint diversity + use of social media in political campaigns bolster democracy. But disinformation + polarization on social media + use of social media to organize offline violence reduce levels of democracy, finds @lyhunter...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 21/04/2023

Populists are largely to blame for democratic backsliding. M. Kellam (@stanfordcddrl) & @antonio_bcchi use matching methods to distinguish effects of populist executives, presidential chief execs, and dominant execs on declines in liberal...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 19/04/2023

This paper by @daraconduit examines 'digital devolution' between the Syrian 🇸🇾 regime and Syria's patriotic hackers to understand how authoritarian regimes seek stabilization and survival in the era of digital...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 17/04/2023

Doubts about ballot secrecy can alter voting behaviour even when the ballot is secret & absent overt coercion. In a dominant party regime 🇸🇬, this can provide the ruling party a costless electoral buffer reinforcing its dominance. By @KaiOstwald @GRiambau...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 15/04/2023

Africa's mayoral systems are woefully understudied, but this analysis by @D_E_Resnick of Zambia's 🇿🇲 2016 switch from indirect to direct mayoral elections sheds light on how subnational political institutions affect national party dynamics in the region....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 15/04/2023

When autonomous protest movements do not trust political parties and trade unions what mechanisms do they use to hold democratic governments to account? A new article by @rmccarthy comparing protests in Tunisia 🇹🇳 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.108…

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 15/04/2023

Best article by an early career scholar is by @JeremieLanglois. Using case studies of 🇸🇩 & 🇩🇿, it traces how both regimes reorganized coercion following the Arab Spring which affected mobilization across centre-periphery cleavages in the 2018-19 uprisings....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 15/04/2023

In his winning article, @reutertweets uses data on all autocratic ruling parties btw 1970 and 2019 to examine why party-based autocracies are more durable. The findings suggest that mass organization is one of the main factors explaining durability....

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 15/04/2023

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Frank Cass Prize! @reutertweets for best article, and @JeremieLanglois for best article by an early career scholar. The pieces were selected among strong contenders for most enhancing our understanding of #democratization.

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 18/03/2023

.@lisamaarie & Kendra Dupuy (@FniNansen) show that the government’s repressive actions against civil society and media actors increases the probability that citizens in #Africa will support control over association and media...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 16/03/2023

.@javierpsandoval presents the Index of Subnational Electoral Democracy (ISED), tracks electoral dimension of #democracy across the provinces of 9 Latin American countries, the US, Canada + India over 40yrs. Subnational regime hybridity is the norm...

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 14/03/2023

Using @evs_values data from 32 European countries @AlinaZumbrunn & Markus Freitag show that rural residents are more supportive of #authoritarian regimes than urban dwellers are. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.108…

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Democratization @democratization.bsky.social · 12/03/2023

.@ATiradoCastro develops new conceptual and empirical framework about how democracies are affected by exogenous shocks and the determinants of their resilience. Provides classification by trajectory, distinguishing btw preventive/recovered/damaged democr....

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