Democrats and autocrats: pathways of subnational undemocratic regime continuity within democratic countries

Despite the fact that Latin American countries have transitioned to democracy, many citizens residing in peripheral regions continue to live under undemocratic rule. Agustina Giraudy examines how such subnational undemocratic regimes (SURs) continue to persist, arguing that there are multiple pathways for SURs reproduction within democratic countries and that these, in turn, are determined by a specific combination of intergovernmental interactions

Despite the fact that Latin American countries have transitioned to democracy, many citizens residing in peripheral regions continue to live under undemocratic rule. Agustina Giraudy examines how such subnational undemocratic regimes (SURs) continue to persist, arguing that there are multiple pathways for SURs reproduction within democratic countries and that these, in turn, are determined by a specific combination of intergovernmental interactions.

Introduction -- Explaining within-country pathways of subnational undemocratic regime continuity -- Conceptualizing, measuring, and mapping subnational undemocratic regimes -- Presidential power in Argentina and Mexico: fiscal and partisan instruments of cooptation -- SUR reproduction from above in Argentina and Mexico: quantitative evidence -- Subnational undemocratic regime continuity in Argentina: La Rioja and San Luis -- Subnational undemocratic regime continuity in Mexico: Puebla and Oaxaca -- Conclusion