Political History to Political Culture: Quantitative Analysis of Colonialism, Economic Status, and Praetorianism

• In Event: Historical Legacies, Attitudes and Institutions in African Countries

Brief Overview

Quantitative study investigating the link between violent colonization, economic status, and militaristic institutions in African nations. This paper seeks to measure the effect a state’s violent colonizing has on its current political institutions.

Author

• Parker Abrell, Illinois Office of the Governor