How do inclusionary and exclusionary autocracies affect ordinary people?

Neundorf, A. , Gerschewski, J. and Olar, R.-G. (2020) How do inclusionary and exclusionary autocracies affect ordinary people? Comparative Political Studies, 53(12), pp. 1890-1925. (doi: 10.1177/0010414019858958)

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Abstract

We propose a distinction between inclusionary and exclusionary autocratic ruling strategies and develop novel theoretical propositions on the legacy that these strategies leave on citizens’ political attitudes once the autocratic regime broke down. Using data of 1.3 million survey respondents from 71 countries and hierarchical age–period–cohort models, we estimate between and within cohort differences in citizens’ democratic support. We find that inclusionary regimes—with wider redistribution of socioeconomic and political benefits—leave a stronger antidemocratic legacy than exclusionary regimes on the political attitudes of their citizens. Similarly, citizens who were part of the winning group in an autocracy are more critical with democracy compared with citizens who were part of discriminated groups. This article contributes to our understanding about how autocracies affect the hearts and minds of ordinary citizens.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Neundorf, Professor Anja
Authors: Neundorf, A., Gerschewski, J., and Olar, R.-G.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
Journal Name:Comparative Political Studies
Publisher:SAGE Publications
ISSN:0010-4140
ISSN (Online):1552-3829
Published Online:16 July 2019
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2019 The Authors
First Published:First published in Comparative Political Studies 53(12):1890-1925
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
172740Secondary Data Analysis Application with University of NottinghamInaki SagarzazuEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC)ES/N012127/1S&PS - Politics