Politics & Government · Comparative Politics
A topic within Comparative Politics, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Politics & Government.
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Steven Levitsky & Lucan A. Way
Defines a hybrid regime type in which democratic institutions exist but are routinely abused by incumbents, arguing these regimes are a stable category of their own rather than democracies in transition or simple dictatorships.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Andrew J. Nathan
Argues China's one-party regime survives without democratising because it has institutionalised succession, meritocratic promotion and channels for interest articulation, challenging the assumption that authoritarian rule is inherently brittle.
link checked 17 Sept 2026