The Dictatorship Game
Simulating a Transition to Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12376804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis F Jiménez (University of Massachusetts Boston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 353-357 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096514002108 |
| OpenAlex | W2146674964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 10 |
A central topic in the comparative-politics subdiscipline is the study of democratic transitions. Despite a growing role-playing literature, there are currently no simulations that illustrate the dynamics of democratic transitions. This article proposes a role-playing simulation that demonstrates to students why it is difficult for countries to transition to democracy and why protests are a necessary but not sufficient condition to topple a dictatorship. As surveys and teaching evaluations subsequently showed, this exercise succeeded in clarifying the more difficult theoretical concepts as well as in making a potentially dry subject more accessible
Democracy · Democratization · Dictatorship · Dynamics (music · Pedagogy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Political Science Research and Education
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |