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Propaganda as Signaling by Huang, Haifeng

“…Why do authoritarian governments engage in propaganda when citizens often know that their governments are propagandizing and therefore resist or ignore the…”
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Reconsidering the Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East: Lessons from the Arab Spring by Bellin, Eva

“…The events of the Arab Spring have suggested the necessity of rethinking the logic of authoritarian persistence in the Arab world. However, the internal…”
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Global Gender Quota Adoption, Implementation, and Reform by Hughes, Melanie M., Paxton, Pamela, Clayton, Amanda B., Zetterberg, Pär

“…Over the last fifty years, gender quotas have transformed the composition of national legislatures worldwide. But a lack of systematic cross-national…”
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The State and Social Capital: An Institutional Theory of Generalized Trust by Rothstein, Bo, Stolle, Dietlind

“…In the discussion of the sources of social capital, it has been stressed that generalized trust is built up by the citizens themselves through a culture that…”
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Autocratization by Decree: States of Emergency and Democratic Decline by Lührmann, Anna, Rooney, Bryan

“…States of emergency grant chief executives the power to bypass democratic constraints in order to combat existential threats. As such, they are ideal tools to…”
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Transitions to the Knowledge Economy in Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands by Thelen, Kathleen

“…The advanced economies are experiencing a set of shared challenges in the transition to a new "knowledge economy" characterized by rapid technological…”
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Explaining Divergent Revolutionary Coalitions: Regime Strategies and the Structuring of Participation in the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions by Beissinger, Mark R., Jamal, Amaney A., Mazur, Kevin

“…This study seeks to explain why the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions mobilized different constituencies. Using original survey data, we establish that while…”
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Lacking Information or Condoning Corruption: When Do Voters Support Corrupt Politicians? by Winters, Matthew S., Weitz-Shapiro, Rebecca

“…Why are citizens willing to cast ballots for corrupt politicians? On the one hand, voters may simply lack information about corruption. On the other hand,…”
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Varieties of Populism in a Changing Global Context: The Divergent Paths of Erdoğan and Kirchnerismo by Aytac, S Erdem, Onis, Ziya

“…While the literature on populism is rich on specifying the characteristics of populist movements that distinguishes them from non-populists, much less…”
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Do the Rich and the Poor Have Different Conceptions of Democracy? Socioeconomic Status, Inequality, and the Political Status Quo by Ceka, Besir, Magalhães, Pedro C.

“…In this study, we investigate how socioeconomic status is related to people's commitment to liberal democracy. Based on sociological and psychological theories…”
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Repression Reconsidered: Bystander Effects and Legitimation in Authoritarian Regimes by Lachapelle, Jean

“…Research on repression has primarily focused on its destructive potential, namely how violence serves to eliminate threats. This article proposes an…”
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Opposition at the Margins: Strategies against the Erosion of Democracy in Colombia and Venezuela by Gamboa, Laura

“…This article argues that the goals and strategies the opposition uses against presidents with hegemonic aspirations are critical to understand why some leaders…”
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The Case for Comparative Ethnography by Simmons, Erica S., Smith, Nicholas Rush

“…To what extent can comparative methods and ethnographic inquiry combine to advance knowledge in political science? Ethnography is becoming an increasingly…”
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Fragmentation Without Cleavages? Endogenous Fractionalization in the Brazilian Party System by Zucco, Cesar, Power, Timothy J.

“…This article investigates the causes of party system hyperfragmentation in Brazil. We ask why hyperfragmentation - understood as extreme multipartism that…”
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Making it Personal: Clientelism, Favors, and the Personalization of Public Administration in Argentina by Oliveros, Virginia

“…Conventional wisdom says that patronage employees provide political services to their patrons in exchange for their jobs. The provision of favors to voters is…”
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Executive Agency and State Capacity in Development: Comparing Sino-African Railways in Kenya and Ethiopia by Wang, Yuan

“…Why do infrastructure projects that are similar in nature develop along starkly different trajectories? This question sheds light on the varying state capacity…”
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The Historical Roots of Corruption: State Building, Economic Inequality, and Mass Education by Uslaner, Eric M., Rothstein, Bo

“…We show a link between levels of mass education in 1870 and corruption levels in 2010 for seventy-eight countries that remains strong when controlling for…”
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The Consequences of Militarizing Anti-Drug Efforts for State Capacity in Latin America: Evidence from Mexico by Flores-Macías, Gustavo

“…In response to the threat posed by drug-trafficking organizations, developing countries are increasingly relying on the armed forces for their counter-drug…”
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Turning the Virtual Tables: Government Strategies for Addressing Online Opposition with an Application to Russia by Sanovich, Sergey, Stukal, Denis, Tucker, Joshua A.

“…We introduce a novel classification of strategies employed by autocrats to combat online opposition generally, and opposition on social media in particular…”
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How Crimea Pays: Media, Rallying 'Round the Flag, and Authoritarian Support by Hale, Henry E.

“…Contingent events, including the initiation of conflicts that trigger "rallying-'round-the-flag," can generate long-lasting public support and hence stability…”
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