Sergio Velasco
Biographic Data
| ID | 4378259 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sergio Velasco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sergio |
| FAMILY NAME | Velasco |
| SIGNATURE | VELASCO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Valladolid |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9953-6053 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Incorporating respondents’ perceptions into ordinal scales. Measuring the confidence in political leaders
Authoritarian personalism, institutional constraints, and plebiscitary rule
The Effect of Referendums on Autocratic Survival: Running Alone and Not Finishing Second
Dictatorships that use plebiscites – that is, referendums initiated by the executive – have a longer expected lifespan. A successful plebiscite sends a signal that makes coordination for collective action more difficult and induces the falsification of preferences. It also enhances the status of the dictator within the regime and against potential rivals through the use of agenda power. As a result, plebiscites are followed by decreased mobilizat…
Plebiscites: A Tool for Dictatorship
The comparative study of authoritarianism has neglected plebiscites, and the comparative study of referendums tends to see in them a form of direct democracy regardless of the regime. We conceptualize dictatorial plebiscites as a genuine authoritarian tool, as part of a repressive strategy with the objective of hindering internal regime rivals and discouraging the coordination of the external opposition. We provide empirical evidence from dictato…
Plebiscites: A Tool for Dictatorship
The comparative study of authoritarianism has neglected plebiscites, and the comparative study of referendums tends to see in them a form of direct democracy regardless of the regime. We conceptualize dictatorial plebiscites as a genuine authoritarian tool, as part of a repressive strategy with the objective of hindering internal regime rivals and discouraging the coordination of the external opposition. We provide empirical evidence from dictato…
The Effect of Referendums on Autocratic Survival: Running Alone and Not Finishing Second
Dictatorships that use plebiscites – that is, referendums initiated by the executive – have a longer expected lifespan. A successful plebiscite sends a signal that makes coordination for collective action more difficult and induces the falsification of preferences. It also enhances the status of the dictator within the regime and against potential rivals through the use of agenda power. As a result, plebiscites are followed by decreased mobilizat…
Plebiscites: A Tool for Dictatorship
The comparative study of authoritarianism has neglected plebiscites, and the comparative study of referendums tends to see in them a form of direct democracy regardless of the regime. We conceptualize dictatorial plebiscites as a genuine authoritarian tool, as part of a repressive strategy with the objective of hindering internal regime rivals and discouraging the coordination of the external opposition. We provide empirical evidence from dictato…
The Effect of Referendums on Autocratic Survival: Running Alone and Not Finishing Second
Dictatorships that use plebiscites – that is, referendums initiated by the executive – have a longer expected lifespan. A successful plebiscite sends a signal that makes coordination for collective action more difficult and induces the falsification of preferences. It also enhances the status of the dictator within the regime and against potential rivals through the use of agenda power. As a result, plebiscites are followed by decreased mobilizat…
Incorporating respondents’ perceptions into ordinal scales. Measuring the confidence in political leaders
Authoritarian personalism, institutional constraints, and plebiscitary rule
Democracy (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Authoritarianism (2 works) · Dictatorship (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works)