Research Handbook on Authoritarianism

Edited by Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex, UK and Jeroen J.J. Van den Bosch, Independent scholar (PhD), Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

• Contents:Introduction to the Research Handbook on Authoritarianism 1Natasha LindstaedtPART I UNDERSTANDING AUTHORITARIANISM1 Typologies of autocratic regimes 11Steffen Kailitz2 Electoral authoritarianism: persistence and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa 25Andrea Cassani and Giovani Carbone3 Authoritarian populism 42Ezgi Elçi4 Autocratization and democratic backsliding 59Alejandra López Villegas and Erica FrantzPART II ACTORS, INSTITUTIONS AND STRATEGIES5 The personalization of power in dictatorships 76Abel Escribà-Folch and Joan C. Timoneda6 Why size matters: the origins and effects of variation in party size inrevolutionary and non-revolutionary communist regimes 96Martin K. Dimitrov7 The authoritarian security apparatus: officer careers and the trade-offsin command 111Christian Gläßel, Belén González and Adam ScharpfPART III COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT8 Authoritarianism and digital communication 128Eda Keremoğlu and Nils B. Weidmann9 Citizen support for autocratic regimes 139Marlene Mauk10 Commitment and information problems in authoritarian regimes 153Greg Chih-Hsin Sheen, Hans H. Tung and Wen-Chin WuPART IV PERFORMANCE AND POLICY11 Authoritarian regimes, health and disease management 167Natasha Lindstaedt12 Authoritarian regimes and the reversal of economic reforms 182Bumba Mukherjee and Nguyen Huynh13 Authoritarian regimes and women’s rights 198Daniela Donno14 Authoritarian regimes and the environment 213Natalie KochPART V SURVIVAL, TRANSITIONS AND STABILITY?15 Authoritarian survival 229Erica Frantz16 Leadership succession 244Thomas Ambrosio17 The assassination of autocratic leaders 261Abel Escribà-Folch18 Patterns of de-personalization and leader succession within personalist regimes 276Jeroen J.J. Van den Bosch19 Pressure proofing: how authoritarian regimes respond to sanctions 300Christian von SoestPART VI CASE STUDIES20 China: change and continuity 317Julia Bader21 Uganda: authoritarianism in the age of regular elections – a review ofthe 2021 electoral violence 331Jude Kagoro22 Turkmenistan: authoritarianism, nation building and cult of personality 356Sebastien Peyrouse23 Egypt and Syria: the authoritarian republics of the Middle East 370Raymond Hinnebusch24 North Korea: what can it teach us about authoritarianism? 386Alexander DukalskisEpilogue to the Research Handbook on Authoritarianism 399Natasha Lindstaedt

‘What a fantastic achievement! I applaud the editors’ efforts to compile such a compendium. The Research Handbook on Authoritarianism unites insights by highly acclaimed and internationally leading scholars that not only skillfully synthesize the state of the art, but pioneer their field of study, and give stimulating orientation for future research endeavours. I am deeply impressed by the scope and depth of the contributions.’