The power structure of revolutionary organizations and political transition
| Autor: | Jun Zhang, Guangzhen Guo, Yuan Li |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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05 social sciences Authoritarianism Collective action Democracy 0506 political science Power (social and political) Politics 0502 economics and business Power structure 050602 political science & public administration Economics Democratization Ostasienwissenschaften 050207 economics Economic system General Economics Econometrics and Finance Global game media_common |
| Popis: | Does the internal power structure of revolutionary organizations influence the process of political transition? We extend Acemoglu and Robinson’s democratization model by considering the collective action problem and the heterogeneity of the revolutionaries. The collective action problem of the revolutionaries is modeled using a global game. We find that overconcentration of power in revolutionary organizations makes the transition to democracy more difficult. Because under overconcentration of power, even democratization is not enough to prevent revolutions, and a revolution is more likely to lead to a new authoritarian system. We offer a comparative case study by comparing China and Europe. The more centralized revolutionary process in China explains why democratization has not happened in China. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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