How do international sports events shape repression in authoritarian host countries?
International tournaments promise unique gains in political prestige through global media …

A compelling examination of China's engagement of nonstate actors as a counterintuitive
solution to coerce citizens while minimizing backlash against the state. How do states …

A large body of literature investigates whether increasing the number of women in legislative
office translates into policies that benefit women in society. This research builds upon …

Winning elections usually make partisan voters more politically satisfied and confident.
However, if they voted for a president that actively undermines the legitimacy of democratic …

For many decades, scholars assumed voluntary compliance and citizens' commitment to a
regime's principles and values to be critical for regime stability. A growing literature argues …

For many decades, scholars have assumed that voluntary compliance and citizens'
commitment to a regime's principles and values are critical for regime stability. A growing …

In The Two Logics of Autocratic Rule, Gerschewski argues that all autocracies must fulfil
three conditions to survive: the co-optation of key elites into their inner sanctum, the …

Competition laws play important roles in safeguarding and promoting competition in an
economy. One important question is why some countries adopt strong competition laws …

This article investigates two accounts of political propaganda in autocratic regimes. One
argues that propaganda's content does not matter substantively and that propaganda is …

This article argues that transregional communication mechanisms and the diffusion of
narratives are important co-drivers towards autocratization. Offering a look beyond the …