Effectiveness of Incumbent’s Strategic Communication during Economic Crisis under Electoral Authoritarianism: Evidence from Turkey

Federalism and Electoral Authoritarianism under Putin

Throughout its short history, federal relations in Russia have been dominated by extra-legal political and economic relations rather than constitutionalism and the rule of law. The Russian Federation’s unique blend of constitutional, socioeconomic, and political asymmetry, far from promoting democracy, has bolstered authoritarian regimes in the regions. Federalism and regional democracy have al...

Ticket-splitting and strategic voting under mixed electoral rules: Evidence from Germany

There is more to strategic voting than simply avoiding wasting one’s vote if one is liberated from the corset of studying voting behavior in plurality systems. Mixed electoral systems provide different voters with diverse incentives to cast a strategic vote.They not only determine the degree of strategic voting, but also the kind of strategies voters employ. Strategic voters employ either a was...

The Effects of Global Economic Crisis on Capital Structure: Empirical Evidence from Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)

Abstract The global economy faces crisis every so often. In recent years, the financial crisis has affected the global economy; all countries, directly or indirectly, are involved. The purpose of this research is to study the impact of the global economic crisis on the capital structure of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange. To test this effect, 87 companies listed in Tehran Stock Excha...

Do Cleavages Explain Electoral Responses to Economic Crisis in Europe?

Anti-regime Uprisings and the Emergence of Electoral Authoritarianism

This paper explores the role of threats from below in the emergence of electoral authoritarianism. Mass uprisings for democratic regime change undermine closed authoritarian regimes by making it difficult for autocrats to maintain their regimes through repression and co-optation. Anti-regime uprisings also promote the establishment of electoral authoritarianism by toppling existing closed regim...