Who Democratizes? Western-educated Leaders and Regime Transitions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6283745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Gift (0000-0001-8684-5677, Duke University), Daniel Krcmaric (0000-0002-8862-7013, Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 671-701 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002715590878 |
| OpenAlex | W2416898837 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 47 |
| References cited | 61 |
Many theories attempt to explain why some countries democratize and others do not. Existing accounts, however, focus almost exclusively on structural factors and ignore individual leaders. In this article, we argue that leaders educated at Western universities are more likely to democratize than other leaders because Western education socializes leaders to prefer democracy and creates transnational linkages that alter the strategic calculus of democratization. Utilizing an original data set on the specific colleges and universities world leaders attended, we show that Western-educated leaders significantly and substantively improve a country’s democratization prospects
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