Life after Dictatorship

Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide

Bibliographic Data

ID19944809
EditorsJames Loxton, Scott Mainwaring (0000-0003-2729-8049)
Year2018
Publication date2018-08-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueLife after Dictatorship (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781108560566
OpenAlexW4211195396
Open LibraryOL34738434M
ISBN9781108560566
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited486

Life after Dictatorship launches a new research agenda on authoritarian successor parties worldwide. Authoritarian successor parties are parties that emerge from authoritarian regimes, but that operate after a transition to democracy. They are one of the most common but overlooked features of the global democratic landscape. They are major actors in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, and they have been voted back into office in over one-half of all third-wave democracies. This book presents a new set of terms, definitions, and research questions designed to travel across regions, and presents new data on these parties' prevalence and frequent return to power. With chapters from leading Africanists, Asianists, Europeanists, and Latin Americanists, it asks: why are authoritarian successor parties so common? Why are some more successful than others? And in what ways can they harm - or help - democracy

Authoritarian leadership style · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Dictatorship · Economics · Harm · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · Successor cardinal · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Case studies · Dominant-party systems

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