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Type | Journal Article - International Political Science Review |
Title | Political participation and regime stability: A framework for analyzing hybrid regimes |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 7 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2009 |
Page numbers | 1-25 |
URL | http://ips.sagepub.com/content/30/1/7.full.pdf+html |
Abstract | In past decades a number of countries that have moved away from outright authoritarianism have not transformed into democracies, but rather into regimes that combine democratic and non-democratic characteristics, sometimes labeled hybrid regimes. This article develops a framework for analyzing hybrid regimes. Empirically, the article examines three cases, Tanzania, Russia, and Venezuela, looking specifically at electoral participation and support for the opposition, as well as the potential for political change, i.e. public discontent and conditions for mobilization. The article demonstrates that the stability of hybrid regimes is related to the incumbents’ ability to circumvent the opposition, but also to the lack of interplay between citizens and opposition parties. |
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Ekman, Joakim. "Political participation and regime stability: A framework for analyzing hybrid regimes." International Political Science Review 30, no. 7 (2009): 1-25.