Look for the following papers and presentations by IDCAR Network members:
Christoph H. Stefes and Betcy Jose (University of Colorado, Denver) will present their paper “Contesting and Shaping International Norms: The Neglected Side of Autocracy Promotion” as part of the panel “Same, Same but Different? Comparing the International Promotion of
Democracy and Autocracy.”
Thomas Richter and Christian von Soest (GIGA) will chair the panel “State Spending and Taxation in Democracies and Autocracies: Comparing Patterns of Resource Management.“ As part of this panel, Richter will present a new paper titled "Taxation and the Formation of Political Institutions: An Explorative Analysis.”
As part of the panel “Dimensions of Authoritarianism,” Marianne Kneuer, Thomas Demmelhuber, Tobias Zumbrägel, Raphael Peres-son Natalia Afanasyeva (University of Hildesheim & University of Erlangen) will present their paper "Regional Organizations as Transmission Belt and Learning Room of Authoritarianism: Comparative Perspectives and Empirical Evidence.” André Bank will also present his paper “Authoritarian Learning and Transnational Diffusion.”
As part of the panel “Bridging Comparative Politics and Area Studies,” Christian von Soest (GIGA) and Alexander Stroh (University of Bayreuth) will introduce their paper “Comparing across World Regions: Assets and Pitfalls.” André Bank (GIGA) will present a second paper entitled “Comparative Area Studies and the Study of Middle East Politics after the Arab Uprisings.”
The panel “Why Wrong Is Right: Justifying Exclusion and Repression in Autocracies and Democracies,” chaired by Maria Josua (GIGA), will feature a new piece by Aurel Croissant, David Kuehn, Tanja Eschenauer (Heidelberg University), titled “The ‘Dictator’s Endgame’: Explaining Military Behavior in Nonviolent Anti-Incumbent Mass Protests.”
Alexander Schmotz (King's College, London) will also present his piece “Revolution Gone Awry: Popular Uprisings, Regime Breakdown, and State Failure.”
For the comprehensive program, click here.
