Carsten Anckar is senior lecturer in political science at the Mid-Sweden University and associate professor at the Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

• Part I 1. Introduction 2. Two Time Settings 3. The Dependent Variable 4. An Historical and Geographical Overview 5. Methodological Considerations 6. Six Sets of Explanations Part II 1. The Physical Setting 2. The Cultural Setting 3. Development, Security and Dependency 4. Political Institutions 5. Political Actors 6. Historical Explanations Part III 1. Multivariate Patterns 2. The Death Penalty in Democracies and Non-Democracies 3. Regional Patterns Part IV 1. USA as a Case Study 2. The Death Penalty in USA 3. Physical Factors 4. The Cultural Setting 5. Socioeconomic Development 6. Level of Crime 7. Political Actors 8. Historical Explications 9. Multivariate Patterns in USA 10. Discussion Part V 1. Determinants of the Death Penalty - Summary of Findings 2. Legitimacy, Diffusion and Trends

Carsten Anckar is senior lecturer in political science at the Mid-Sweden University and associate professor at the Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

• Part I 1. Introduction 2. Two Time Settings 3. The Dependent Variable 4. An Historical and Geographical Overview 5. Methodological Considerations 6. Six Sets of Explanations Part II 1. The Physical Setting 2. The Cultural Setting 3. Development, Security and Dependency 4. Political Institutions 5. Political Actors 6. Historical Explanations Part III 1. Multivariate Patterns 2. The Death Penalty in Democracies and Non-Democracies 3. Regional Patterns Part IV 1. USA as a Case Study 2. The Death Penalty in USA 3. Physical Factors 4. The Cultural Setting 5. Socioeconomic Development 6. Level of Crime 7. Political Actors 8. Historical Explications 9. Multivariate Patterns in USA 10. Discussion Part V 1. Determinants of the Death Penalty - Summary of Findings 2. Legitimacy, Diffusion and Trends

Carsten Anckar is senior lecturer in political science at the Mid-Sweden University and associate professor at the Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

• Part I 1. Introduction 2. Two Time Settings 3. The Dependent Variable 4. An Historical and Geographical Overview 5. Methodological Considerations 6. Six Sets of Explanations Part II 1. The Physical Setting 2. The Cultural Setting 3. Development, Security and Dependency 4. Political Institutions 5. Political Actors 6. Historical Explanations Part III 1. Multivariate Patterns 2. The Death Penalty in Democracies and Non-Democracies 3. Regional Patterns Part IV 1. USA as a Case Study 2. The Death Penalty in USA 3. Physical Factors 4. The Cultural Setting 5. Socioeconomic Development 6. Level of Crime 7. Political Actors 8. Historical Explications 9. Multivariate Patterns in USA 10. Discussion Part V 1. Determinants of the Death Penalty - Summary of Findings 2. Legitimacy, Diffusion and Trends