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Competitive authoritarianism
• Definition
– A regime that is democratic in appearance but
authoritarian in nature
– A civilian regime in which democratic institutions
exist in form but not in substance, because the
electoral, legislative, judicial, media, and other
institutions are so heavily skewed in favor of
current power holders.
International pressure and
democratization
• High linkage contributes to democratization,
according to Levitsky and Way
• L&W identify 2 main international factors
– High linkages with states in the West
• Ties, including economic, political diplomatic, social, and
organizational
• Cross-border flows of capital, goods, and services, people,
and information
– High leverage of the West over the regime
• Foreign aid
• International factors are still secondary to
domestic factors, according to L&W