Conceptualizing and measuring autocratization episodes

Autocratization affects democracies and autocracies with gradual setbacks in democratic qualities. The current debate on autocratization is lacking a comprehensive and systematic overview of different autocratization concepts and empirical measures. Addressing the gap, this research note identifies...

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Hauptverfasser: Lott, Lars (VerfasserIn) , Croissant, Aurel (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Swiss political science review
Year: 2021, Pages: 1-15
ISSN:1424-7755
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Verfasserangaben:Lars Pelke and Aurel Croissant

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