Live fast, die old: How the pace of democratization affects the success of regime change

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Brief Overview

Using V-Dem data from 1900 to today, we examine how the pace of regime change—the extent to which regime characteristics change from one year to another—affects the success of democratization, showing that faster changes tend to be more successful.

Authors

• Anna Lührmann, University of Gothenburg

• Matthew Charles Wilson, University of South Carolina

• Patrik Lindenfors, University of Gothenburg