3 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Critical dynamics govern the evolution of political regimes
Joshua Uhlig, Paula Pirker-Díaz, Matthew Wilson +2
The emergence and decline of democratic systems worldwide raises fundamental questions about the dynamics of political change. Contrary to the idea of a stable endpoint of liberal…
physics.soc-ph2024
Unraveling 20th-century political regime dynamics using the physics of diffusion
Paula Pirker-Díaz, Matthew C. Wilson, Sönke Beier +1
Uncertainty persists over how and why some countries become democratic and others do not, or why some countries remain democratic and others 'backslide' toward autocracy. Furthermo…
physics.soc-ph2024
The principal components of electoral regimes -- Separating autocracies from pseudo-democracies
Karoline Wiesner, Samuel Bien, Matthew C. Wilson
A critical issue for society today is the emergence and decline of democracy worldwide. It is unclear, however, how democratic features, such as elections and civil liberties, infl…