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Multiparty Elections in Authoritarian Regimes

Explaining their Introduction and Effects

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Susanne Michalik

    1. Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of social sciences
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Studien zur Neuen Politischen Ökonomie (NPÖ)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-12
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  2. Introduction

    • Susanne Michalik
    Pages 13-22

  3. Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes in the Literature

    • Susanne Michalik
    Pages 23-32

  4. Measuring Authoritarian Regimes with Multiparty Elections

    • Susanne Michalik
    Pages 33-45

  5. The Introduction of Multiparty Elections in Authoritarian Regimes

    • Susanne Michalik
    Pages 47-84

  6. Authoritarian Multiparty Elections: Boon or Bane for Public Policies?

    • Susanne Michalik
    Pages 85-110

  7. Foreign Aid for Multiparty Authoritarian Regimes

    • Susanne Michalik
    Pages 111-131

  8. Conclusion

    • Susanne Michalik
    Pages 133-140

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 141-160
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About this book

Susanne Michalik analyzes why authoritarian regimes allow for multiparty elections and how they affect political outcomes. Even though their introduction rarely leads to a change in power, such elections should not be regarded as mere window-dressing. She argues that competitive elections are installed to deal with a split among the incumbent elite and to facilitate the formation of a new ruling coalition. In a cross-national study the author finds that elections matter and the ruling party does more than just manipulate election results in order to be reelected. Incumbents provide a mix of public goods and targeted public goods depending on the level of electoral competition they are experiencing. The outcome of authoritarian multiparty elections in the form of the legislature’s party composition also has an effect on the regime’s international relations in the form of foreign aid allocation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

    Susanne Michalik

About the author

Susanne Michalik is working as a researcher at the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

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