Board #42 - The Strength to Exit: Court Empowerment During Democratic Transitions

• In Event: 75-309 - Poster Session: How Do Authoritarian Governments Use Political Institutions to Retain Power?

Brief Overview

Exploring judicial empowerment during democratization, I argue authoritarian regimes which transition from positions of strength are more likely to create strong courts capable of upholding the "rules of the game" in subsequent democratic contexts.

Author

• Bohou Zhang, Swarthmore College