This article investigates how C hina's economic cooperation affects authoritarian persistence
elsewhere. For the period 1998–2008, the article assesses quantitatively whether the effects …

In an era of democratic backsliding, scholars and policymakers wonder if failure to reckon
with former authoritarian elites and their collaborators plays a role. Yet without adequate …

For some political leaders losing power might entail further punishment than just being
replaced. During the period 1946–2004, 47% of dictators have been jailed, killed, or had to …

Transitional justice-the act of reckoning with a former authoritarian regime after it has ceased
to exist-has direct implications for democratic processes. Mechanisms of transitional justice …

Many comparative scholars classify personalist regimes as a distinct category of
nondemocratic rule. To measure the process of regime personalization, and to distinguish …

In recent years, several oppressive leaders have been arrested and extradited to
international courts. What are the consequences of this global justice cascade? I address …

What makes certain dictatorships more likely than others to democratize? I argue that
military dictators, as specialists in violence, often remain threats to their successors …

Signals from domestic and international actors have been shown to influence the likelihood
of coups. Coups remain difficult to predict and consequently leave policy makers in a …

In the difficult process of ending civil wars, granting amnesty during conflict is seen as a
useful option, with an underpinning assumption that trading justice for peace is effective …

The International Criminal Court's interventions have prompted debate about the wisdom of
criminally prosecuting combatants while attempting to build peace in conflict-ridden …