If the end of the 20th century was defined by the relatively widespread acceptance of
democracy, the second decade of the 21st century is marked by concerns about backsliding …

There is increasing evidence that the renewed resilience of authoritarian regimes is due, in
part, to authoritarian learning. While scholarly interest in authoritarian learning is growing, it …

Offering a single, coherent framework of the political, economic, and social phenomena that
characterize post-communist regimes, this is the most comprehensive work on the subject to …

This article analyses the democratic involution in Hungary, which was followed by the
country embracing a pro-Russian policy in 2010. These processes came to be viewed as a …

The crisis in Ukraine since late 2013 has seen four successive internationally mediated
agreements that have been at best partially implemented. Drawing on extensive fieldwork …

The interconnection between international organizations (IOs) membership and
democratization has become a topic of intense debate. However, the main focus of the …

Focusing on the disconnect between mainstream “liberal” peacebuilding and the discourses
and practices of “new” and “alternative” peacebuilding actors, this article develops a …

As the world moves away from the West-centered international system, IR scholars are
increasingly turning their attention to substance and formation of national values. Using the …

Questions about the future of US supremacy, the global spread of liberal democracy, and
liberal international economic institutions create what we call 'international regime …

In this article, I provide a survey of the recent and rapidly growing theoretical and empirical
literature on autocracy promotion. In a relatively concise way, the reader is able to grasp all …