Authoritarian Legitimation and Military Conflicts: Evidence from Russia’s Annexation of Crime and War in Ukraine

• In Event: Authoritarians and the Military

Brief Overview

How do military conflicts affect authoritarian legitimacy? This study argues that autocrats select and manipulate particular elements of national identity in times of external conflict to prolong the rally effect and gain long-lasting support.

Author

• Burcu Degirmen, DePaul University