The Determinants of US Public Opinion Towards Democracy Promotion
In: 2014. The Determinants of US Public Opinion towards Democracy Promotion. Political Behavior 36(4):705-730.
In: 2014. The Determinants of US Public Opinion towards Democracy Promotion. Political Behavior 36(4):705-730.
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In: 2014. Another Great Illusion: The Advancement of Separatism through Economic Integration. Political Science Research and Methods 2(1): 29-95.
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In: Journal of experimental political science: JEPS, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 6-15
ISSN: 2052-2649
AbstractWhile most research on electoral monitors has focused on the effect of electoral monitors on politicians and their behavior in terms of committing electoral fraud, this study examines the effect of electoral monitors on citizens, and their effect, in particular, on people's perceptions of electoral integrity and behavior in terms of turnout at the polls. To examine this relationship, I conducted a field experiment around the 2009/2010 municipal elections in Kosova, which varied the amount of information people had about the responsibilities of monitors in these elections. In the experiment, people who had more information about the monitors' responsibilities believed that the elections were more free and fair than those who had less information, and also believed that the monitors helped make these elections more free and fair, even though they were not more likely to vote as a result.
In: Annual review of political science, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 313-326
ISSN: 1545-1577
This article reviews the burgeoning literature on democratic authoritarianism, which examines two related but distinct questions: why authoritarian regimes adopt institutions conventionally associated with democracy, and how these institutions strengthen authoritarian regimes and forestall democratization. The literature suggests that authoritarian regimes adopt and utilize nominally democratic institutions to augment their strength through five main mechanisms: signaling, information acquisition, patronage distribution, monitoring, and credible commitment. After evaluating each of these mechanisms, I discuss the empirical challenges facing this research agenda and suggest how the field should proceed to overcome these challenges.
In: The Washington quarterly, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 25-35
ISSN: 1530-9177
In: The Washington quarterly, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 25-35
ISSN: 0163-660X, 0147-1465
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In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 47, Heft 11, S. 1503-1530
ISSN: 1552-3829
Why do pro-democracy protests emerge in some countries at certain periods of time and not others? Pro-democracy protests, I argue, are more likely to arise when the economy is not performing well and people blame the autocratic nature of their regime for the economy, than when the economy is performing well, or when people do not blame the nature of their regime for the poor state of the economy. People are more likely to associate the economy with the nature of their regime, I further argue, in election periods, particularly when people are unable to remove the incumbent government from power through elections. My argument is supported by a statistical analysis of pro-democracy protests in 158 countries between 2006 and 2011, showing that not only is the economy an important factor explaining the emergence of pro-democracy protests, but that other factors commonly thought to affect these protests, including technologies like cell phones and the Internet, are not.
In: Political behavior, Band 36, Heft 4, S. 705-730
ISSN: 1573-6687
In: International Organization, Band 60, S. 651-685
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In: 2011. Rushing to the Polls: The Causes of Early Post-conflict Elections (with Jack L. Snyder). Journal of Conflict Resolution 55 (3): 469-492.
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In: British journal of political science, Band 38, Heft 1, S. 135-160
ISSN: 0007-1234
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 70, Heft 3, S. 648-662
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 70, Heft 3, S. 648-662
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: 2008. Winning Alone: The Electoral Fate of Independent Candidates Worldwide. Journal of Politics 70 (3): 648-662.
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