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Ruling Parties in Authoritarian Regimes: Rethinking Institutional Strength

Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 526 - 540
Published: Sep 25, 2019
Abstract
A key finding in the literature on authoritarian regimes is that leaders frequently rely on ruling parties to stay in power, but the field lacks systematic ways to measure autocratic party strength. As a result, it is not clear how often ruling parties are actually strong and capable of carrying out important functions. This article demonstrates that strong ruling parties are much rarer than is typically assumed. Using a global sample of...
Paper Details
Title
Ruling Parties in Authoritarian Regimes: Rethinking Institutional Strength
Published Date
Sep 25, 2019
Volume
51
Issue
2
Pages
526 - 540
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