Why do some dictatorships establish institutions that may constrain their leaders? We argue
that institutions promote the survival of dictatorships by facilitating authoritarian power …

When do elections in authoritarian regimes lead to democracy? Building from the distinction
between competitive and hegemonic authoritarian regimes, I argue that presence of …

This article develops a change-point model of democratic consolidation that conceives of
consolidation as a latent quality to be inferred rather than measured directly. Consolidation …

Democracies are more supportive of US positions on important votes in the UN General
Assembly than of nondemocracies. Is this because democracies share common …

ABSTRACT While both the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) include labor
standards in their preferential trade agreements (PTAs), they pursue different approaches in …

Languages have deep political significance beyond communication: a common language
can strengthen cultural bonds and social trust, or it may exacerbate cultural differences and …

We argue that scholarship on the Colombian civil war can fertilize the research program on
political violence and democracy in two ways. First, the Colombian case demonstrates that …

The Risk of Social Policy? uses a comparative perspective to systematically analyse the
effects of social policy reforms and welfare state retrenchment on voting choice for the …

I extend the institution‐based view by adopting a horse race perspective on pro‐market
reforms. Specifically, I study how the synchronization of reform speeds (the extent of …

We present new data on labor laws and practices for all countries of the world, recorded
annually from 1994 to 2010. The dataset covers seven different labor standards. These are …