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The recent elections may have only postponed Greece’s default and Eurozone exit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Last Sunday’s elections in Greece saw the pro-bailout New Democracy party gain the largest share of the vote, reassuring many commentators who had been fearing a default by Greece or even its ejection from the Eurozone.
Halikiopoulou, Daphne   +1 more
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Endogenous opposition: Identity and ideology in Kuwaiti electoral politics

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, Volume 70, Issue 2, Page 623-642, April 2026.
Abstract How do opposition elites succeed in authoritarian elections? Existing theories of authoritarian politics suggest a pivotal role for elections in enhancing the survival of incumbent dictators. Yet, in many contexts, opposition elites attract considerable support and constrain the policymaking authorities of these dictators.
Daniel L. Tavana
wiley   +1 more source

Clientelism in Public Employment in Turkey

open access: yesJournal of Economy Culture and Society
This study aims to examine political clientelism, which can be defined as the distribution of public resources to the advocates through political powers, with its recent dimension in Turkey.
Serap Suğur, Mesut Özel
doaj   +1 more source

Neopatrimonialism in Latin America: Prospects and Promises of a Neglected Concept [PDF]

open access: yes
Neopatrimonialism relates to the co-existence of two different logics of political domination: legal-rational rule, which is associated with modern statehood, and patrimonial rule, which corresponds to the traditional type of domination. In recent years,
Karsten Bechle
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Incumbency Advantage and the Role of Political Parties in the Electoral Authoritarianism: Evidence From Hong Kong Legislative Council Election (1998–2016)

open access: yesAsian Politics &Policy, Volume 18, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study reframes Hong Kong's Legislative Council geographical constituency elections as a case of limited competition produced by institutional design. Using candidate‐level data, we examine how organizational resources and competition structure shape electoral outcomes under a mixed system that combines proportional representation in GCs ...
Pei ZHI, Fen LIN
wiley   +1 more source

Cuba's Three Autocratic Transitions: From Revolutionary Regime to (Post)Totalitarianism and New Authoritarianism?

open access: yesBulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 45, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Cuba is the oldest and most consolidated autocracy in the Americas. Its Revolution in 1959, the charisma of Fidel Castro, the single‐party system and the US embargo have made the island an exceptional case. However, recent developments such as popular protests, limited reforms, emigration or socio‐economic decline are bringing about some ...
Armando Chaguaceda, Susanne Gratius
wiley   +1 more source

Challenging Conventional Wisdom on Administrative Capacity With Open Data: Could ‘Administrative Throughput’ Be the Missing Link Between Administrative Inputs and Outputs?

open access: yesGovernance, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Despite the popularity of the concept, the measurement and the conceptualization of administrative capacity remain ambiguous, based on proxies, and overlook the local level. Conceptualization is weakened by the conflation of exogenous variables. Quantitative and qualitative perspectives are rarely reconciled, leading to fragmentation and to an
Ugo Fratesi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of Proximity: Strategic Decisions in African Party Politics [PDF]

open access: yes
Recent publications suggest that exclusively ethnoregional parties are as rare in sub- Saharan Africa as elsewhere. At the same time, the idea that ethnicity is a very special feature of African party politics persists. The paper acknowledges the general
Alexander Stroh
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Legitimising the Food Regime in Post‐Socialist Croatia: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Croatia's Agricultural Strategies, 1991 to 2013

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, Volume 26, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT What role has the state played in the establishment of the current food regime in a post‐socialist setting? Focusing on Croatia, I undertake a critical discourse analysis of the national agricultural strategies enacted during the neoliberal transition between 1991 and 2013.
Alexander Gavranich
wiley   +1 more source

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