Boundary Control
Subnational Authoritarianism in Federal Democracies, by Edward Gibson
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10933718 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Buehler (0000-0003-4892-0183, Northern Illinois University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | e6-e6 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/publius/pju009 |
| OpenAlex | W2126115123 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
There have been two important developments in the comparative study of authoritarianism in recent years. First, there is a renewed interest in the role of institutions in establishing and maintaining authoritarianism (Schedler 2009; Pepinsky 2013). Second, a research agenda has emerged that focuses on local authoritarianism and the obstacles to the spread of democracy within countries in contrast to previous studies that examined authoritarianism in national politics and the hurdles to the diffusion of democracy between countries (Moncada and Snyder 2011). Edward Gibson’s book on subnational authoritarianism in federal democracies is one of the first studies that combines and speaks to both research agendas. Comparing the late-nineteenth century “Solid South” in the United States with contemporary Argentina and Mexico, Gibson shows that the democratization of national politics does not automatically eradicate authoritarianism at the subnational level. In all three countries, local jurisdictions exist (or existed) where incumbents systematically and repeatedly violate citizens’ rights “through the legal and illegal manipulation of representative institutions” (p. 13) in order to rig the competitive political process in their favor.
Authoritarianism · Comparative politics · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Religion and Society Interactions
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |