We provide a unified language for studying power sharing in authoritarian regimes. Power-
sharing deals entail not only sharing spoils between a ruler and challenger, but also …

The priorities reflected in the overarching system that includes the regimes dealing with
international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and international criminal …

Beginning with a historical perspective on the long and short past of political theory, I argue
for three priorities for the field's future:(1) theorizing why and how constitutional democracies …

How can we analyze violence against civilians in civil wars over time and with attention both
to local context and international comparability? I argue that we should integrate theories …

Presidential Elections are critical moments for polyarchical systems, particularly in contexts
of high social tension. In this regard, the 2018 presidential election in Brazil, which used a …

Following transitions from authoritarianism, newly democratic governments confront the
challenge of dealing with individuals who served the former regime. A prominent argument …

Peaceful regime transitions present new democracies with the dilemma of how to reckon
with members of their enforcement apparatuses. One solution is to disband authoritarian …

ABSTRACT A burgeoning literature firmly establishes that democratic backsliding leaves
negative imprints in various domains. However, this empirical regularity has not been …

In this paper we examine the legacies on civil society of routine repressive activities carried
out by authoritarian regimes, such as the targeting of opposition organizations. We focus on …

In this special issue, our contributors move the academic conversation beyond
methodological nationalism and approaches that analyze far-right movements only within …