What explains electoral stability and change in competitive authoritarian regimes? This
article addresses the question by comparing eleven elections—six of which led to continuity …

When are governments most likely to use election violence, and what factors can mitigate
government incentives to resort to violence? How do the dynamics of election violence differ …

Few government programs that aid democracy abroad today seek to foster regime change.
Technical programs that do not confront dictators are more common than the aid to …

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict for control of the mountainous territory of Nagorny
Karabakh is the longest-running dispute in post-Soviet Eurasia. Laurence Broers shows how …

This article evaluates the potential of the current Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
agenda for addressing issues related to societal governance. The investigation focuses on …

" With the borders of the European Union (EU) moved eastwards, students of
Europeanization have been awarded yet another real-world experiment. This paper …

This book examines the upsurge in mass popular protest against undemocratic regimes.
Relating early revolutions to recent global trends and protests, it examines the significance …

This article argues that Azerbaijan did not display a backlash against the 'colour revolutions'
in the post-Soviet space because the primary threat to the regime came from within, and not …

Hegemonic parties in authoritarian regimes can fulfill important purposes for those regimes
and thereby contribute to their survival. Along with the consolidation of authoritarian …

In recent literature on post-Soviet electoral revolutions in places where attempts at regime
change through popular protest did not succeed, opposition groups are often simply …