Elections, Elite Violence, and Democratization: A Causal Mediation Analysis

• In Event: Uncertainty and Insecurity: Militaries, Militants and Politicians in Transition

Brief Overview

This article introduces a new causal mediation framework that illustrates how country-level factors (such as economic development) are mediated through key triggering events (such as coups, wars, and elections) to predict democratization.

Author

• Michael K. Miller, George Washington University