When Dictators Die
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286324 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Elizabeth Frantz (0000-0003-0021-1628), Erica Frantz |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 159-171 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2016.0071 |
| OpenAlex | W2532837915 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 7 |
Eleven of the world’s 55 dictators are 69 years old or older and are in varying stages of declining health. At first blush, this paints a hopeful picture for democracy scholars who have documented a slow but steady authoritarian resurgence. Yet this article reveals that the advanced age of 20 percent of the world’s autocrats offers little hope for a reversal of this trend. Rather than creating a space for change, the passing of these leaders will likely leave in place the resilient autocratic systems they created and reinforced. While most leadership transitions generate opportunities for regime change, this article demonstrates that death in office is not one of them
Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Berlin wall · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Fall of man · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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Leadership succession in politics
Dictators, personalized security forces, and coups
Strategic gerontocracy
When Children Join the Coalition
Leader Age, Death, and Political Liberalization in Dictatorships
Alternation through Death
Leader Succession and Civil War
(Cautiously) Embracing pro-Palestinian activism in Singapore
The Geography of Democratic Discontent
Three Levels of Authoritarian Legitimacy
Dear Compatriots
After Personalism
Kim Jong Un and Consolidating Power
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |