Constitutional Change, Institutional Manipulation and Authoritarian Durability

• In Event: The Story of Tonight: Comparative Constitutions

Brief Overview

When and under what circumstance do autocrats change their constitutions? Using a data set of constitutional changes in all independent states and a data set of world rulers, this study examines whether constitutional changes impact a ruler’s reign.

Authors

• Tofigh Maboudi, Loyola University Chicago

• Ghazal Poshtkouhian Nadi, Loyola University Chicago