Ties to the Rest: Autocratic Linkages and Regime Survival
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Political Science Department
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414016666859
Document Type
Research Article
Publication Title
Comparative Political Studies
Publication Date
8-1-2017
doi
10.1177/0010414016666859
Abstract
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. The relationship between international linkages and the nature and survival of political regimes has gained increasing attention in recent years, but remains one that is poorly understood. In this article, we make three central contributions to our understanding of international linkage politics and autocratic regime survival. First, we introduce and develop the concept of “autocratic linkage,” and highlight its importance for understanding the international politics of autocratic survival. Second, we use event history analysis to demonstrate that autocratic linkage has a systematic effect on the duration of authoritarian regimes. Finally, we complement our quantitative analysis with a focused comparison of autocratic linkage politics in the Middle East. We show that variation in Saudi Arabian support for autocratic incumbents in the wake of the Arab Spring protests can be explained in significant part by variation in linkage relationships.
First Page
1221
Last Page
1254
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APA Citation
Tansey, O.
Koehler, K.
&
Schmotz, A.
(2017). Ties to the Rest: Autocratic Linkages and Regime Survival. Comparative Political Studies, 50(9), 1221–1254.
10.1177/0010414016666859
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/983
MLA Citation
Tansey, Oisín, et al.
"Ties to the Rest: Autocratic Linkages and Regime Survival." Comparative Political Studies, vol. 50,no. 9, 2017, pp. 1221–1254.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/983