Presidential term limits have been a crucial institutional feature of the third wave of
democratization. They are meant to safeguard democracy by promoting alternation in office …

The vast majority of sub-Saharan countries have adopted constitutional clauses establishing
that elected presidents cannot serve more than two mandates. While an extensive literature …

The end of the Cold War saw an unprecedented diffusion of democracy. This diffusion went
hand in hand with the emergence of international democracy promotion. Through …

While incumbents' role in electoral violence has received considerable scholarly attention,
little is known about how political leaders themselves affect electoral violence. An increasing …