Authoritarian Gravity Centers A Cross-Regional Study of Authoritarian Promotion and Diffusion
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Biographical note
Marianne Kneuer is Professor for Political Science, Director of the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Hildesheim, Germany and current President of International Political Science Association (IPSA). Her research interests include studying comparative regime studies, quality of democracy, and democratization, especially the international dimension of democratization and of autocratization.
Thomas Demmelhuber is Professor of Middle East Politics and Society at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Demmelhuber’s research focuses on state, power, and politics in the Middle East from a comparative perspective, including that of international actors such as the European Union.
<p>"What accounts for the recent spread of autocracy in the world? This important book develops a systematic conceptualization of the 'attraction' exerted by powerful authoritarian regimes and demonstrates its analytical usefulness through well-chosen and thoroughly researched case studies. An interesting guide to understanding democracy's current predicament!"</p><p><em>Kurt Weyland, Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin</em></p><p>"Based on painstaking research in different regions of the world, this thought-provoking set of studies provides new explanations for the regional clustering of autocracies."</p><p><em>Marlies Glassius,</em> <em>Professor of International Relations, University of Amsterdam</em></p>
<p>"What accounts for the recent spread of autocracy in the world? This important book develops a systematic conceptualization of the 'attraction' exerted by powerful authoritarian regimes and demonstrates its analytical usefulness through well-chosen and thoroughly researched case studies. An interesting guide to understanding democracy's current predicament!"</p><p><strong>Kurt Weyland,</strong> <em>Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin</em></p><p>"Based on painstaking research in different regions of the world, this thought-provoking set of studies provides new explanations for the regional clustering of autocracies."</p><p><strong>Marlies Glassius,</strong> <em>Professor of International Relations, University of Amsterdam</em></p>
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Marianne Kneuer is Professor for Political Science, Director of the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Hildesheim, Germany and current President of International Political Science Association (IPSA). Her research interests include studying comparative regime studies, quality of democracy, and democratization, especially the international dimension of democratization and of autocratization.
Thomas Demmelhuber is Professor of Middle East Politics and Society at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Demmelhuber’s research focuses on state, power, and politics in the Middle East from a comparative perspective, including that of international actors such as the European Union.