One of the major developments in political science in the past decade has been the rise of
experiments and surveys on political elites. Yet, the increase in the number of elite studies …

Patron–client networks are widely found in governments of transitional societies and are
often seen as an impediment to effective governance. This article advances an alternative …

Political selection is central to the survival of all regimes. This article evaluates the relative
importance of performance and political connection for the advancement of local politicians …

Within the debate of China's rise and its implications for the liberal order this research
focuses on China's global posture through its transnationalizing firms and capital. On the …

This unique textbook provides an introduction to statistical inference with network data. The
authors present a self-contained derivation and mathematical formulation of methods …

This review essay analyzes the literature dealing with Xi Jinping's anticorruption campaign.
It identifies two major debates in the literature that see the campaign either as an inner-Party …

We investigate the initial phase of China's anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping, finding
that arrests are associated with departures from standard promotion practices that rewarded …

Dictators frequently shuffle their officials to break up potentially threatening cliques within
their regimes. Yet, how they go about rearranging their officials is not well understood. Using …

Political selection institutions in non-democracies are usually conceptualized as
mechanisms to co-opt competent agents for regime survival. Departing from this common …

The ruler's ability to cope with crises is critical for authoritarian durability. Yet, the coping
mechanism—the actual management strategies by which rulers confront crises—is largely …