Is international pressure for democracy effective in authoritarian regimes? While research
indicates that international efforts can help solidify transitions in new or fragile democracies …

Political survival is the key goal of any authoritarian leader. 1 In the uncertain world of
authoritarian politics, however, it is never assured. The risk of overthrow–whether at the …

How does the opposition govern under autocracy? Most authoritarian regimes tolerate some
degree of internal opposition, allowing it to contest and even take power. Yet we know little …

Durante el año 2023, Guatemala enfrentó una crisis política marcada por tres momentos
críticos que amenazaron la estabilidad democrática. El proceso de debilitamiento …

The post-Soviet era in Eastern Europe and northern Eurasia began in 1991 with the signing
of the Belavezha and Alma-Ata Accords and ended in 2022 with the launch of Russia's full …

Lust-Okar's [2005] divided Structure of Contention has been regarded in studies of
authoritarian regimes as an efficient way of preventing opposition groups from cooperating …

Although the relationship between state coercive measures and protests has long been
studied in Political Science, there are a number of gaps in the modern research studies …