Authoritarian Successor Parties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288412 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Loxton (0000-0001-6055-1638, corresponding author), James Loxton |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 157-170 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| 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.2015.0052 |
| OpenAlex | W892899000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 52 |
| References cited | 13 |
Authoritarian successor parties, or parties that emerge from authoritarian regimes but that operate after a transition to democracy, have become prominent actors in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America since the third wave. What explains their prevalence? What are their effects on democracy? This article argues that such parties often benefit from authoritarian inheritance : they may inherit valuable resources from former dictatorships that, paradoxically, help them to thrive under democracy. Despite their undemocratic origins, the article argues that their effects on democracy are not entirely negative, but double-edged
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Dictatorship · Economic system · Economics · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Successor cardinal · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development
Life after Dictatorship
Electoral Politics in Africa since 1990
The Downfall of Pakatan Harapan in Malaysia
De la extrema derecha al centro
Social Networks as a Political Resource
Authoritarian Successor Parties, Supporters, and Protest
Shaking up and making up China
New parties, new activism? A generational approach to party linkage in a multiparty system
Nationalism and authoritarianism in Russia
La (sobre)adaptación programática de la derecha chilena y la irrupción de la derecha populista radical
Democracy in the Developing World
The Authoritarian Origins of Dominant Parties in Democracies
Populism and transitional justice
Country or party? Variations in party membership around the globe
The European Parliament’s democracy promotion activities in the face of autocratization in South America
The Legacy of Dictatorship for Democratic Parties in Latin America
Death of the Dinosaurs? Organisational Resilience and the Survival of Older Mainstream Parties in Czechia
Elite Investments in Party Institutionalization in New Democracies
El apoyo a la democracia en los parlamentos latinoamericanos. Análisis del demócrata ambivalente
Contesting Autocracy
Is Satisfaction with Democracy Higher After Transitional Justice Trials
Repression, party ties, and political beliefs
Alternative legacies of authoritarianism
Guerrillas and authoritarians
Co-partisanship with mayors, institutional performance, and citizen trust in local governance institutions
Hoist on their own petards? The reinvention and collapse of authoritarian successor parties
Peru
The Autocratic Ruling Parties Dataset
Previous Military Rule and Democratic Survival
Democracy at a crossroads
Branching out
Authoritarian experience and electoral success
Introducing authoritarian diasporas
Legacies of party origins on the electoral performance of former authoritarian ruling parties
Buddhists, ballots, and backing for authoritarian successor parties in Thailand
Born with a silver spoon? Modes of transitions and democratic survival
Weak party system institutionalization and autocratization
The road to durable democracy
Things will have to change? Analysing the Spanish transition to democracy from an elite perspective
Protectors of liberal democracy or defenders of past authoritarianism
Reacting to Democratization
Consequences of Authoritarian Party Exit and Reinvention for Democratic Competition
In Strongman We Trust
Don't Call It a Comeback
Close but not too close
Do Successor Parties Influence Public Attitudes toward the Past? Evidence from Young Democracies
Democracy in Southeast Asia
From Social Networks to Political Parties
Escaping collective responsibility in fluid party systems
Voting in Authoritarian Elections
Hóspede é uma nuvem, passa, mas eu não sou uma nuvem, fico
Ethnic Parties in New Democracies
Rebuilding Leviathan
Building democratic institutions
Authoritarian Origins of Democratic Party Systems in Africa
The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe
Competitive Authoritarianism
Brand Dilution and the Breakdown of Political Parties in Latin America
Beyond Patronage
The Strength to Concede
Strategizing Party Adaptation
Elections Without Democracy
Shadows From the Past
The Power of Counterrevolution
| Unique citing works | 52 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 52 |