Democratization
@democratization.bsky.social
Leading scholarly journal on how democratic norms, institutions and practices evolve and disseminate or retract within and across national and cultural boundaries.
@williamhatu.bsky.social examines predictors for support for military rule. Perceived executive violation of the law, corruption in the president’s office + president’s underperformance influence support for military rule with trust in military as underlying factor. doi.org/10.1080/1351...
June 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
@williamhatu.bsky.social examines predictors for support for military rule. Perceived executive violation of the law, corruption in the president’s office + president’s underperformance influence support for military rule with trust in military as underlying factor. doi.org/10.1080/1351...
Think contested leadership races turn voters away? Think again. Competitive primaries aren't just democratic—they can also be an electoral asset. Javier Astudillo & @tonirodon.bsky.social @upf.edu doi.org/10.1080/1351...
June 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Think contested leadership races turn voters away? Think again. Competitive primaries aren't just democratic—they can also be an electoral asset. Javier Astudillo & @tonirodon.bsky.social @upf.edu doi.org/10.1080/1351...
What is a #regime? The answer is not as straightforward as it might seem, but is crucial for understanding how regimes operate and transform. Identifying procedural, actor-centred, and sociological approaches to regimes. @catherineowen.bsky.social #CEDARhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.2483418
June 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
What is a #regime? The answer is not as straightforward as it might seem, but is crucial for understanding how regimes operate and transform. Identifying procedural, actor-centred, and sociological approaches to regimes. @catherineowen.bsky.social #CEDARhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2025.2483418
How vulnerable are democracies to authoritarian influence? T Kobayashi, @yuanzhouir.bsky.social et al. find that illiberal narratives from China & Russia shape public opinion more strongly than mainstream democratic narratives—even when both are presented together. doi.org/10.1080/1351...
June 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
How vulnerable are democracies to authoritarian influence? T Kobayashi, @yuanzhouir.bsky.social et al. find that illiberal narratives from China & Russia shape public opinion more strongly than mainstream democratic narratives—even when both are presented together. doi.org/10.1080/1351...
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December 22, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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How has President Obiang of Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 evolved his elite strategy over 40yrs in power? Exploiting individual elite data @austinsmatthews & Ana Lúcia Sá (@CEI_Iscte) find that co-regionality with Obiang is key to elite political survival....
December 22, 2024 at 10:16 AM
How has President Obiang of Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 evolved his elite strategy over 40yrs in power? Exploiting individual elite data @austinsmatthews & Ana Lúcia Sá (@CEI_Iscte) find that co-regionality with Obiang is key to elite political survival....
Democracies face rising autocratic threats. The framework by @jmvanlit @CarolienvanHam @MauritsMeijers and case studies of Senegal 🇸🇳 and Poland 🇵🇱 highlight how institutional elites and citizens defend against these trends. #Democracy #Autocratization...
December 22, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Democracies face rising autocratic threats. The framework by @jmvanlit @CarolienvanHam @MauritsMeijers and case studies of Senegal 🇸🇳 and Poland 🇵🇱 highlight how institutional elites and citizens defend against these trends. #Democracy #Autocratization...
Drawing on the "community pantry" phenomenon in the Philippines 🇵🇭, @CeciliaPeLero finds evidence that apolitical civic engagement can be an effective, if limited, form of democratic resistance in autocratizing settings. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2258812
December 22, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Drawing on the "community pantry" phenomenon in the Philippines 🇵🇭, @CeciliaPeLero finds evidence that apolitical civic engagement can be an effective, if limited, form of democratic resistance in autocratizing settings. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2258812
The debate on democracy in global media discourse indicates a set of common denominators. Yet, by relating democracy to everyday politics, media seems to legitimise any regime as democratic rather than being a beacon for liberal democracy....
December 22, 2024 at 10:26 AM
The debate on democracy in global media discourse indicates a set of common denominators. Yet, by relating democracy to everyday politics, media seems to legitimise any regime as democratic rather than being a beacon for liberal democracy....
50% of elections in this mega election year take place in autocratizing countries. Freedom of expression and media, free and fair elections, and civil society organizations are under attack around the globe. @FabioAngiolillo et al. from @vdeminstitute ...
December 22, 2024 at 10:26 AM
50% of elections in this mega election year take place in autocratizing countries. Freedom of expression and media, free and fair elections, and civil society organizations are under attack around the globe. @FabioAngiolillo et al. from @vdeminstitute ...
This article by @riveraescartin contributes to better understanding the relationship btw elite polarization and democratic backsliding with Tunisia 🇹🇳 as case study. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2284873
December 22, 2024 at 10:26 AM
This article by @riveraescartin contributes to better understanding the relationship btw elite polarization and democratic backsliding with Tunisia 🇹🇳 as case study. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2284873
We’re proud and humbled to read the @Clarivate #JCR2024. 5yr impact factor = 4.2. Top 10 percentile in Political Science. And one quarter of our articles are #openaccess. A huge THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏 to our editors, reviewers, contributors, and readers! Onwards and upwards.
December 22, 2024 at 10:31 AM
We’re proud and humbled to read the @Clarivate #JCR2024. 5yr impact factor = 4.2. Top 10 percentile in Political Science. And one quarter of our articles are #openaccess. A huge THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏 to our editors, reviewers, contributors, and readers! Onwards and upwards.
@bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck @javierpsandoval Huge congratulations again to the winners, and many thanks to the selection committee who reviewed a very strong field. 4/4
December 22, 2024 at 11:02 AM
@bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck @javierpsandoval Huge congratulations again to the winners, and many thanks to the selection committee who reviewed a very strong field. 4/4
@bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck The best ECR article by @javierpsandoval introduces the Index of Subnational Electoral Democracy (ISED) to measure democracy at provincial level in 12 countries over 40 yrs. It shows patterns of democracy, stability + hybridity in subnational...
December 22, 2024 at 10:51 AM
@bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck The best ECR article by @javierpsandoval introduces the Index of Subnational Electoral Democracy (ISED) to measure democracy at provincial level in 12 countries over 40 yrs. It shows patterns of democracy, stability + hybridity in subnational...
In the winning article, @bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck & D Caluwaerts show that polarization varies across democracies, attributing lower polarization levels in consensus democracies to PR electoral systems, multiparty coalitions, and federalism. 2/4...
December 22, 2024 at 10:41 AM
In the winning article, @bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck & D Caluwaerts show that polarization varies across democracies, attributing lower polarization levels in consensus democracies to PR electoral systems, multiparty coalitions, and federalism. 2/4...
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Frank Cass Prize for the best articles(s) in @democ_journal. The award for best article goes to @bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck & Didier Caluwaerts (@POLI_VUB @VUBrussel). The best article by a young scholar is by @javierpsandoval. 1/4
December 22, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Frank Cass Prize for the best articles(s) in @democ_journal. The award for best article goes to @bernaerts_kamil @benjamin_blanck & Didier Caluwaerts (@POLI_VUB @VUBrussel). The best article by a young scholar is by @javierpsandoval. 1/4
Concessions, which can serve as a useful tool for managing protest, are more commonly used where state capacity is high. High-capacity 🇲🇽 states were more likely to offer cheap concessions, but not more likely to engage in costly reform. @vottasullivan...
December 22, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Concessions, which can serve as a useful tool for managing protest, are more commonly used where state capacity is high. High-capacity 🇲🇽 states were more likely to offer cheap concessions, but not more likely to engage in costly reform. @vottasullivan...
Job insecurity is associated with support for strong undemocratic leaders not subject to legislative checks and balances. Enhancing job security and expanding public welfare provisions could bolster citizens’ democratic attitudes and behaviours. @hkwon0301...
December 22, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Job insecurity is associated with support for strong undemocratic leaders not subject to legislative checks and balances. Enhancing job security and expanding public welfare provisions could bolster citizens’ democratic attitudes and behaviours. @hkwon0301...
Under what conditions do riotous-violent protests increase the likelihood of protest success? @Deren_Onursal, A. Hobbs & @TheoryCatherine show that waves of protester violence leads to a higher likelihood of accommodation, especially in democracies....
December 22, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Under what conditions do riotous-violent protests increase the likelihood of protest success? @Deren_Onursal, A. Hobbs & @TheoryCatherine show that waves of protester violence leads to a higher likelihood of accommodation, especially in democracies....
Analysing data from the Asian Barometer Survey + @ValuesStudies, this study indicates a robust connection between technocratic beliefs and delegative democratic attitudes. Moreover, this link strengthens as a country’s level of emergency escalates....
December 22, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Analysing data from the Asian Barometer Survey + @ValuesStudies, this study indicates a robust connection between technocratic beliefs and delegative democratic attitudes. Moreover, this link strengthens as a country’s level of emergency escalates....
Why do Hungarian🇭🇺 citizens tolerate democratic backsliding? N. Wunsch & @th_ges show mosaic pattern of support for authoritarian leadership, w economic + cultural trade-offs. Supply-side dynamics are key to understanding the entrenchment of backsliding....
December 22, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Why do Hungarian🇭🇺 citizens tolerate democratic backsliding? N. Wunsch & @th_ges show mosaic pattern of support for authoritarian leadership, w economic + cultural trade-offs. Supply-side dynamics are key to understanding the entrenchment of backsliding....
Why does #authoritarian responsiveness fail to alleviate social unrest? This article develops a feedback theory on the paradox of responsiveness through a case study of the Dong Tam land clash, the deadliest in Vietnam’s 🇻🇳 contemporary history....
December 22, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Why does #authoritarian responsiveness fail to alleviate social unrest? This article develops a feedback theory on the paradox of responsiveness through a case study of the Dong Tam land clash, the deadliest in Vietnam’s 🇻🇳 contemporary history....
By @ihsanylmz: Pro-government Turkish, non-Turkish Muslim diaspora groups are not only convinced by the #securitisation narrative that legitimates use of extraordinary state action, but take it upon themselves to carry on anti-dissident repressive actions...
December 22, 2024 at 11:07 AM
By @ihsanylmz: Pro-government Turkish, non-Turkish Muslim diaspora groups are not only convinced by the #securitisation narrative that legitimates use of extraordinary state action, but take it upon themselves to carry on anti-dissident repressive actions...
Does the overlapping between ethnic and economic division harm democracy? @PanzanoGuido presents novel evidence matching survey data with an expert survey to illustrate how inequalities btw ethnic groups can be among the causes of #autocratization.
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December 22, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Does the overlapping between ethnic and economic division harm democracy? @PanzanoGuido presents novel evidence matching survey data with an expert survey to illustrate how inequalities btw ethnic groups can be among the causes of #autocratization.
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Autocratic concessions to smaller, lower-capacity protests are often undermined by reneging. Reneging is most common when concessions create more constraints on state agents' behavior, finds @sashadevo, using an original protest dataset from Russia...
December 22, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Autocratic concessions to smaller, lower-capacity protests are often undermined by reneging. Reneging is most common when concessions create more constraints on state agents' behavior, finds @sashadevo, using an original protest dataset from Russia...