Data di Pubblicazione:
2024
Citazione:
Reassessing the wave of autocratization hypothesis / A. Cassani - In: Illiberal Trends : Democracies under Pressure / [a cura di] A. Campati. - [s.l] : EduCatt, 2024. - ISBN 979-12-5535-228-0. - pp. 43-62
Abstract:
While autocratization has attracted much scholarly attention
over the past years, there is little agreement regarding how to meas-
ure autocratization and, relatedly, the actual empirical relevance of
this phenomenon. Some authors explicitly claim that we are in the
middle of an outright global wave of autocratization, yet others are
more sceptical. This paper aims to make three main contributions.
First, it reconstructs the debate on the “wave of autocratization” hy-
pothesis. Second, it reassesses empirically this hypothesis using alter-
native measurement approaches, showing that, despite some differ-
ences, autocratization always emerges as an empirically relevant phe-
nomenon of this period. Third, based on a new measurement strategy
that builds on and combines several existing indicators and indexes,
the paper examines comparatively a sample of autocratization cases.
Keywords: autocratization; democracy; autocracy; regime change;
measurement.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Elenco autori:
A. Cassani
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Titolo del libro:
Illiberal Trends : Democracies under Pressure