Synthesizing Theories of Authoritarian Elections
A Game-Free Analysis
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| ID | 6246767 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Bahar Leventoğlu (0000-0001-5687-8451, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, autor correspondente), Edmund J Malesky (0000-0001-5737-9195, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA), Tusi Wen (Duke University) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Fascículo | 11 |
| Páginas | 2359-2400 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Comparative Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829 |
| Editora | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00104140241302708 |
| OpenAlex | W4404778242 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 87 |
Authoritarian regimes adopt ostensibly democratic institutions for undemocratic purposes. Existing research emphasizes five different functions of elections under authoritarianism, driven by idiosyncratic assumptions about the type of dictator and the structure of information. In this paper, we connect the different functions through a three-actor “game-free” model where all aspects of the regime are determined endogenously, assuming only that elections can reveal new information. Signaling, information acquisition, power-sharing, cooptation, and peaceful exit all emerge as special cases in our model. The framework also integrates the two goals of authoritarian power-sharing with other elites and authoritarian control of citizens. We illustrate the model with examples of elections and non-elections in Brunei, Singapore, USSR, Romania, Mexico, and Benin
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Economics · Game theory · Mathematical economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization
Tying the Autocrat's Hands
Voting for Autocracy
Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries
The Politics of Authoritarian Rule
From Third World to First
Private Truths, Public Lies
Understanding Quality of Life in Brunei Darussalam
How Dictatorships Work
United Front
The Logic of Political Survival
Political Institutions under Dictatorship
Cooperation, Cooptation, and Rebellion Under Dictatorships
Why Governments and Parties Manipulate Elections
Why Dominant Parties Lose
Structuring Conflict in the Arab World
Political Legitimacy in Singapore
Elections, Fraud, and Election Monitoring in the Shadow of Revolution
Law and Courts in Authoritarian Regimes
Metastasised Fraud in Russia's 2008 Presidential Election
The autocratic mandate
Coup-proofing
Sparks and prairie fires
Stalinism for All Seasons
The Romanian Revolution of December 1989
Armageddon Averted
Elections in Non-Democracies
Singapore in 2015
Nation-Building in Singapore
Now out of Never
Tea Leaf Elections
The Foundations of Limited Authoritarian Government
Office Insecurity and Electoral Manipulation
Third-Party Actors and the Success of Democracy
Is an Ultimatum the Last Word on Crisis Bargaining
Popular Protest and Elite Coordination in a Coup d’état
Elections, Protest, and Alternation of Power
Which Elections Can Be Lost
Legitimacy in Autocracies
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Formal Models of Authoritarian Regimes
The Single‐Party Dictator's Dilemma
Party Dominance and the Logic of Electoral Design in Mexico’s Transition to Democracy
The Nested Game of Democratization by Elections
Elections Without Democracy
Rationalist explanations for war
Elections under authoritarianism
Iron Cage in an Iron Fist
Credible Power-Sharing and the Longevity of Authoritarian Rule
Authoritarian Institutions and the Survival of Autocrats
Elections, Information, and Policy Responsiveness in Autocratic Regimes
Equilibrium Behavior in Crisis Bargaining Games
Campaign Persuasion and Nascent Partisanship in Mexico's New Democracy
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Sources of Popular Support for Authoritarian Regimes
Electoral Manipulation as Bureaucratic Control
Uncertainty and Incentives in Crisis Bargaining
Born Weak, Growing Strong
Ruling Parties in Authoritarian Regimes
Elections Under Authoritarianism
Elections and Distributive Politics in Mubarak's Egypt
Electoral manipulation, opposition power, and institutional change
Singapore's National Day Rally speech
Fiscal conditions for multiparty elections in dictatorships
Coup risk, coup-proofing and leader survival
Bases of Support for Mexico's Dominant Party
Regime Change and Revolutionary Entrepreneurs
The Logic of Collective Action
The Tinpot and the Totalitarian
States and Social Revolutions
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