Authoritarianism, democracy and de/centralization in federations: what connections?
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Abstract
- What is the impact of democracy/authoritarianism regime change on de/centralization in federations? Based on the annual coding of three politico-institutional aspects, 22 policy fields, and five fiscal categories, this article maps
de/centralization in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan from the establishment of their respective federal orders to 2020. It shows that de/centralization varies greatly across its different dimensions as well as between systems, with centralization being the dominant long-term trend but with significant exceptions, notably Pakistan. Regime change plays a major role in de/centralization but not always in line with the usual expectation that
authoritarian regimes centralize and democratic ones decentralize. Other factors that cut across the authoritarianism/democracy divide, notably ideological orientations, have substantial impacts on de/centralization. By
investigating long-run patterns of de/centralization in federations that have experienced democracy/authoritarianism regime change, the article sheds light on how federalism operates beyond consolidated democracies.
| Title | Authoritarianism, democracy and de/centralization in federations: what connections? |
|---|---|
| Creator | Schlegel, R. |
| Adeney, K. | |
| Bonii, F. | |
| Cruz Olmeda, J. | |
| Dardanelli, P. | |
| Kincaid, John | |
| Moscovich, L. | |
| Lacroix Eusslerj, S. | |
| Suberu, R. | |
| Publisher | Regional and Federal Studies |
| Academic Department | Government & Law |
| Division | Social Sciences |
| Organization | Lafayette College |
| Date Issued | 2023 |
| Date Available | 2023-11-22 |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | centralization |
| federalism | |
| regime change | |
| Decentralization | |
| authoritarianism | |
| democracy | |
| Bibliographic Citation | Dardanelli, P., et al. (2023) "Authoritarianism, democracy and de/centralization in federations: what connections?" Federal and Regional Studies 33 (5): 577–606. |
| Standard Identifier | Handle 10385/6969z242f |
| DOI 10.1080/13597566.2023.2274861 | |
| Permalink | http://hdl.handle.net/10385/6969z242f |
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| Rights Holders | Bonii, F. |
| Lacroix Eusslerj, S. | |
| Schlegel, R. | |
| Dardanelli, P. | |
| Suberu, R. | |
| Kincaid, John | |
| Adeney, K. | |
| Moscovich, L. | |
| Cruz Olmeda, J. |
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