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Unraveling 20th-century political regime dynamics using the physics of diffusion
Paula Pirker-DÃaz, 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…
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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…