Authoritarian Selectorates and the Costs of Wars: An Evaluation of Elite-Based Attempts to Remove Nondemocratic Leaders During Wars.

• In Event: Authoritarianism and International Politics

Brief Overview

Using original data, I evaluate hypotheses regarding how wartime events might undermine the interests of authoritarian elites and potentially cause these political actors to attempt to remove the incumbent executive.

Author

• Kristopher Grady, University of Louisville