Preconditions for pacted transitions from authoritarian rule

Bibliographic Data

ID6260719
AuthorsGennadii Iakovlev (0000-0002-8355-6914, European University Institute, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume15
Issue2
Pages254-271
Publication date2023-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1755-7739 • E-ISSN: 1755-7747
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1755773922000273
OpenAlexW4285802494
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

This paper investigates why some attempts at pacted transitions from non-democratic rule fail, while others succeed. It determines the composition of opposition organizations that enable pacting. The paper draws on a data set compiled by the author comparing forty-five attempts at negotiations. The qualitative comparative analysis shows that those negotiations that include the opposition with strong organizational capacity succeed and end up with democratization. This strong organizational power of the opposition can be drawn from trade unions or the Catholic Church participating in negotiations, even if the initial regime is personalistic

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Democratization · Economic system · Economics · Negotiation · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research

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