This introductory essay outlines the key themes of the special issue on the long-term impact
of autocracies on the political attitudes and behavior of their subjects. Here, we highlight …

This study explores how authoritarian distributive policies may not only generate political
support for the autocrat but may also help sustain powerful and lasting authoritarian …

This Element offers a way to understand the evolution of authoritarian rule in Southeast Asia.
The theoretical framework is based on a set of indicators (judged for their known advantages …

Do economic experiences early in life affect regime support later in life? Effects of recent
economic performance on regime support are extensively studied, but lasting effects of …

The well‐known German aversion to inflation has attracted a lot of interest and is often
attributed to a specific historical memory: Weimar. Yet we do not know much about why …

How do democratization processes affect voter turnout in new democracies? Existing work
points to an expected boost in electoral turnout after democratization as newly democratic …

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 …

Recent work highlights the importance of pre-modern political practices for explaining
persistent institutional features, including representative democracy. Typically, this argument …

Democracy is under threat across the globe and a third wave of autocratization manifests in
democratic regression and authoritarian hardening. However, although universities have …

How does an authoritarian past shape voters' left-right orientation? Recent studies
investigate “anti-dictator bias” in political ideology, where citizens in a former right-wing (left …