Dumb question, really — as in the kind that I can think of a bunch of answers to, without knowing which of them really has more validity: Why did Thatcher hatred survive her rule by decades so viscerally, so vividly, while no similar loathing of Reagan seems to have gotten to be cultivated, other than in specific niches of society? (For an illustration in pop culture of what I mean, think of e.g. "Ding Dong The Witch is Dead" reaching #2 in the charts when she died.) I'm guessing theories would fall within a couple of separate categories: arguments about, crudely said, how bad their politics ..read more

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I'm writing an essay questioning the idea that global democracy is decreasing while authoritarianism is on the rise. I have to include empirical evidence and analysis from 2 countries, but I have absolutely no idea which two countries would be appropriate. At first I was considering comparing a consolidated democracy to an authoritarian regime in countries with a similar development index and culture to see if the former was tending towards breakdown and the latter was being strengthened. Then I decided that was totally wrong and I should be using 2 countries with an unstable regime to see wh ..read more

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Hi everyone, I'm currently studying what causes hostility when Americans discuss politics with others, looking to see if there are correlations between certain political knowledge levels, media consumption patterns, and/or exposure to outgroup perspectives with politically-infused hostility. If you decide to participate in my study, first, thank you so much, and second I must note that participation will take about 20 to 30 minutes of your time. To make this easier, below is a step-by-step process of how you can participate: For more detailed information about this study, go to this link: htt ..read more

In my comp pol class our final paper is a research paper on a hypothesis we came up with. Mine is "Countries that go through top down democratization are more stable than counties who go through a bottom up transition" I was planning on using GDP as a main indicator, but im struggling on just finding like a list of countries that have experienced top down democratization so begining the research has been troublesome. TLDR: Im looking for a list of countries that experienced top down democratization, and if you have a list of bottom up, that would also be appreciated submitted by /u/co ..read more

Hi! Are there, or were there, any countries at any time that have had elites benefit more from democratization than civil society? I know there's a lot more variables, but I'm looking for specific countries that had that happen. Thanks! submitted by /u/haveaquestionondemoc [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I'm an undergrad in CS and just dipping my toe into comparative politics. I'm completely overwhelmed by the amount of research in the field. I'm looking for major mainstream theories on reasons for democratic backsliding. Any and all suggestions on specific authors or papers? My case study is Hungary and Turkey if that matters. Thanks in advance. submitted by /u/Larger_Piglet [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Are there any researchers who apply insights from political theory/philosophy like that of Rawls or Marx or Habermas to Comparative Politics? If so, could any of you guys suggest some papers to read? submitted by /u/1OOYearsofSolitude [visit reddit] [comments ..read more