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 …

For more than 40 years, studies trying to explain macro-level electoral turnout have been
one of the pillars of political behavioural research. From January 2004 to December 2013 …

Democracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its
election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinations. Edward Aspinall and Ward …

This book examines security in three cities that suffer from chronic violence: Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil; Medellin, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica. In each, democratic states contend with …

The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa shows that unelected traditional
leaders can facilitate democratic responsiveness. Ironically, chiefs' undemocratic character …

Why do governments tolerate the violation of their own laws and regulations? Conventional
wisdom is that governments cannot enforce their laws. Forbearance as Redistribution …

Economists have identified the existence of a middle-income (MI) trap but have yet to
analyze the politics of this trap. The authors argue that countries in the MI trap face two major …

This book argues that-in terms of institutional design, the allocation of power and privilege,
and the lived experiences of citizens-democracy often does not restart the political game …

Conventional models of clientelism often assume poor voters have little or no choice over
which local broker to turn to for help. Yet communities in many clientelistic settings are …

Patron–client networks are widely found in governments of transitional societies and are
often seen as an impediment to effective governance. This article advances an alternative …