The last decade has witnessed growing interest among political scientists and economists in
nondemocratic politics. This trend has been reflected in increasingly rigorous game …

Military rule as a form of autocratic governance can mean either rule by a military strongman
unconstrained by other officers or rule by a group of high-ranking officers who can limit the …

This accessible volume shines a light on how autocracy really works by providing basic facts
about how post-World War II dictatorships achieve, retain, and lose power. The authors …

When the leader of an autocratic regime loses power, one of three things happens. The
incumbent leadership group is replaced by democratically elected leaders. Someone from …

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 …

The history of political events is made by people. It doesn't exist without us. From wars to
elections to political protests, the choices we make, our actions, how we behave, dictate …

Over the last 25 years, there has been a noteworthy turn across major International
Relations (IR) theories to include domestic politics and decision-making factors …

One of the most striking findings in political science is the democratic peace: the absence of
war between democracies. Some authors attempt to explain this phenomenon by …

How do domestic institutions affect autocratic leaders' decisions to initiate military conflicts?
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, I argue that institutions in some kinds of dictatorships …

What explains the strategically costly and ill-planned American invasion and occupation of
Iraq? What accounts for Saddam Hussein's failure to take actions that might have deflected …