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Autocratic Institutions

Autocratic Institutions is a political framework characterized by centralized authority and decision-making power concentrated in a single ruler or small elite, distinguished by the absence of meaningful checks and balances, competitive elections, or institutionalized popular participation.

636

Publications

44.1K

Citations

833

Authors

440

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

217

Parents

Publications

636

What Democracy Is. . . and Is Not

Philippe C. Schmitter, Terry Lynn Karl · Journal of democracy · 1991 · 1.6K citations

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Authoritarian Institutions and the Survival of Autocrats

Jennifer Gandhi, Adam Przeworski · Comparative Political Studies · 2007 · 1.5K citations

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Tracking Democracy's Third Wave with the Polity III Data

Keith Jaggers, Ted Robert Gurr · Journal of Peace Research · 1995 · 1.3K citations

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Credible Power-Sharing and the Longevity of Authoritarian Rule

Beatriz Magaloni · Comparative Political Studies · 2008 · 1.1K citations

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The three pillars of stability: legitimation, repression, and co-optation in autocratic regimes

Johannes Gerschewski · Democratization · 2013 · 1K citations · Full text

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Authors

833

  1. MK
    Michael K. Miller

    George Washington University, United States

    9 publications · 671 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. JW
    Joseph Wright

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    7 publications · 766 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. EF
    Erica Frantz

    Michigan State University, United States

    6 publications · 682 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. LA
    Lucan A. Way

    University of Toronto, Canada

    5 publications · 441 citations

    5

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  5. VM
    Victor Menaldo

    University of Washington, United States

    5 publications · 334 citations

    5

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Institutions

440

  1. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    12 publications

    698 citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    1.6K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    9 h-index

    12 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    466 citations

  5. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    663 citations

  6. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. National Research University Higher School of Economics

    Moscow, Russia

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    537 citations

  8. New York University

    New York, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    2.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Democratization

    30 publications · 2.3K citations

    22

    h-index

  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 23 publications · 3K citations

    21

    h-index

  3. Journal of democracy

    21 publications · 2.7K citations

    18

    h-index

  4. International Studies Quarterly

    18 publications · 2.5K citations

    17

    h-index

  5. American Political Science Review

    16 publications · 2.8K citations

    16

    h-index

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