Multiparty Elections in Authoritarian Regimes Explaining their Introduction and Effects /

• Main Author: Michalik, Susanne (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2015.
• Series: Studien zur Neuen Politischen Ökonomie
• Subjects: Political science.; Political economy.; Comparative politics.; International relations.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Economy.; Comparative Politics.; International Relations.

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 instal...