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The Durability of Imposed Democracy

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  • J. Michael Greig
  • Andrew J. Enterline

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Why do imposed democracies endure and how do policy choices by imposing states affect durability? To study these questions, we formulate expectations linking durability to structural domestic conditions, the level of domestic security in the state into which a polity is imposed, the policies of imposing states, and the regional environment within which an imposed democracy is nested. We use event history to test our expectations on a sample of democracies imposed during the twentieth century. We find that relatively immutable, structural conditions, such as ethnic cleavages, economic development, and prior democratic experience strongly influence the durability of imposed democracies. While some policy choices made by imposing states can impact the survival of imposed democracy, they do so only modestly relative to the environment in which a democracy is imposed.

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  • J. Michael Greig & Andrew J. Enterline, 2014. "The Durability of Imposed Democracy," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(2), pages 166-190, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ginixx:v:40:y:2014:i:2:p:166-190
    DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2014.880701
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