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View article: Mass Mobilization in the Modern Era: Introducing the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019
Mass Mobilization in the Modern Era: Introducing the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019 Open
The nature and consequences of mass mobilization are core topics in the social sciences. How have mass mobilization movements evolved over time? How do key characteristics of such movements, including their social composition or ideology, …
View article: Who Rules? Support Coalitions and Regime Survival, 1789–2020
Who Rules? Support Coalitions and Regime Survival, 1789–2020 Open
All political regimes rely on coalitions of supporters to govern and remain in power. We discuss, specify, and test arguments pertaining to how the numerical size as well as social diversity of regime support coalitions influence regime lo…
View article: Cui bono? business elites and interstate conflict
Cui bono? business elites and interstate conflict Open
We examine how regime support coalitions influence interstate conflict by revisiting the classic debate over the role of business elites in shaping states’ conflict behavior. While imperialist theories argue that business elites promote mi…
View article: Behind the Throne: Regime support coalitions around the world, 1789-2020
Behind the Throne: Regime support coalitions around the world, 1789-2020 Open
All regimes require supporters to govern and survive. We discuss the concept of a ‘regime support group’ and present and validate measures from an extensive dataset recording different features of such groups. This Regime Support and Oppos…
View article: Replication Data for The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
Replication Data for The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy Open
Replication data for The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy. 2022. University of Cambridge Press.
View article: Pre-analysis plan for: Pre-analysis plan for ``The political costs of democracy violations: Evidence from a high-performing democracy"
Pre-analysis plan for: Pre-analysis plan for ``The political costs of democracy violations: Evidence from a high-performing democracy" Open
This is a pre-analysis plan for "``The political costs of democracy violations: Evidence from a high-performing democracy"
View article: Replication data for "Moral logics of support for nonviolent resistance: Evidence from a cross-national survey experiment"
Replication data for "Moral logics of support for nonviolent resistance: Evidence from a cross-national survey experiment" Open
An emerging consensus holds that nonviolent resistance campaigns are more successful than violent campaigns, partly because they attract more participants. Yet we lack an understanding of whether and why nonviolent tactics attracts support…
View article: Replication Data for: Peace Above the Glass Ceiling: The Historical Relationship between Female Political Empowerment and Civil Conflict
Replication Data for: Peace Above the Glass Ceiling: The Historical Relationship between Female Political Empowerment and Civil Conflict Open
We investigate whether female political empowerment is conducive to civil peace, drawing on global data on female political empowerment over a 200-year period, from the Varieties of Democracy database. We augment previous research by expan…
View article: Peace Above the Glass Ceiling: The Historical Relationship between Female Political Empowerment and Civil Conflict
Peace Above the Glass Ceiling: The Historical Relationship between Female Political Empowerment and Civil Conflict Open
We investigate whether female political empowerment is conducive to civil peace, drawing on global data on female political empowerment over a 200-year period, from the Varieties of Democracy database. We augment previous research by expan…
View article: Why Monarchy? The Rise and Demise of a Regime Type
Why Monarchy? The Rise and Demise of a Regime Type Open
Monarchy was the dominant form of rule in the pre-modern era and it persists in a handful of countries. We propose a unified theoretical explanation for its rise and decline. Specifically, we argue that monarchy offers an efficient solutio…
View article: Chaos on Campus: Universities and Mass Political Protest
Chaos on Campus: Universities and Mass Political Protest Open
History suggests universities are hotbeds of political protest. However, the generality and causal nature of this relationship has never been quantified. This article investigates whether universities give rise to political protest, drawin…
View article: Patterns of Regime Breakdown Since the French Revolution
Patterns of Regime Breakdown Since the French Revolution Open
We present a temporally fine-grained data set on regimes, defined as the formal and informal rules essential for selecting leaders. The data set comprises more than 2,000 regimes from 197 polities, 1789 to 2016. We highlight how the freque…
View article: Who Revolts? Empirically Revisiting the Social Origins of Democracy
Who Revolts? Empirically Revisiting the Social Origins of Democracy Open
Several prominent accounts suggest that democratic transitions are more likely to take place when opposition to the incumbent regime is led by certain social groups. We further develop the argument that opposition movements dominated by in…
View article: Introducing the Historical Varieties of Democracy dataset: Political institutions in the long 19th century
Introducing the Historical Varieties of Democracy dataset: Political institutions in the long 19th century Open
The Historical Varieties of Democracy dataset (Historical V-Dem) contains about 260 indicators, both factual and evaluative, describing various aspects of political regimes and state institutions. The dataset covers 91 polities globally – …