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Convergent Evolution in Aspiring Dictatorships: Developing a Generalized Theory of the Strategy Used to Undermine Democratic Development in Middle Hybrid Regimes
(2022-10-13)
This thesis develops and tests a generalized theory of democratic backsliding. It proposes that only three factors, ethno-nationalist rhetoric, control of the judiciary, and control of the media are both necessary and ...
Awakening China: A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Chinese Investment on the Governance of Emerging and Developing Market Countries
(2023-10-05)
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, China has pursued a Go Global strategy to integrate itself into the international economy and increase its political influence. Central to this pursuit is China’s engagement ...