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When you come at the king: Opposition coalitions and nearly stunning elections
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Opposition coalitions under electoral authoritarianism have been associated with greater likelihood of opposition victory and democratization. I argue, however, that coalitions also entail significant downside risks with implications for longer term prospects for democracy.
Oren Samet
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Opriçnina Teşkilatı ve Rus Merkezileşmesine Etkileri
Vakanüvis Uluslararası Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2018 Rus Devleti, XVI. yy da yaşadığı dönüşüm ve geçiş sürecine bağlı olarak iç ve dış politikada tüm tehditlere karşı İvan Groznıy kimliğinin izlerini taşıyan bir teşkilatlanma oluşturmuştur.
Tuğrul ÇAMAŞ
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Princess Carlota Joaquina and the Monarchist Alternative in Spanish American Independence [PDF]
This paper focuses on the curious episode in Iberian American history when Princess Carlota Joaquina, daughter of Carlos IV, brother of Fernando VII of Spain, and wife of Dom João, Prince Regent of Portugal and later King João VI of Portugal, tried to ...
McFarlane, Anthony
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Endogenous opposition: Identity and ideology in Kuwaiti electoral politics
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.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
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Staging Memories at the Narayanhiti Palace Museum, Kathmandu [PDF]
, 2017 This article focuses on a particular time (present-day Nepal, post-monarchy) and site (the Narayanhiti Palace Museum) that offers a compelling space for understanding the negotiation of the country’s recent past, revealing much about the transition from ...
Whitmarsh, Bryony R
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Beefeaters, British History and the Empire in Asia and Australasia since 1826 [PDF]
, 2012 The Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London (colloquially known as ‘Beefeaters’) have been represented as a quintessential part of British history. Their distinctive Tudor costumes and their highly visible role at the Tower made them iconic symbols of ...
Ward, Paul
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Empirical realism and democratic equality
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Recently, empirical political scientists have challenged presuppositions about voter behavior that they take to be widespread in normative democratic theory, charging that democratic theory is unmoored from empirical reality. For their part, many normative democratic theorists have rejected empiricists’ characterizations of their subfield and ...
Emma Saunders‐Hastings
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The British monarchy on screen [PDF]
, 2016 Moving images of the British monarchy, in fact and fiction, are almost as old as the moving image itself, dating back to an 1895 American drama, The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots. British monarchs even appeared in the new ‘animated photography’ from 1896, led by Queen Victoria.
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Liberal outcomes through undemocratic means: the reform of the Code de statut personnel in Morocco [PDF]
, 2009 The 2004 reform of the family code in Morocco has been held as one of the most significant liberal reforms undertaken in the country, and has led scholars and policy makers to argue that this demonstrates the democratic progress Morocco and the King are ...
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National identity after conquest
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Conquering powers routinely adopt state‐directed nationalization projects that seek to make the boundaries of the nation coterminous with the (newly expanded) boundaries of the state. To this end, they implement policies that elevate the economic status of individuals who embrace the occupier's national identity and discriminate against those ...
Christopher Carter, Daniel W. Gingerich
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