Degree
Master of Arts
Program
Political Science
Supervisor
Dr Peter Ferguson
Abstract
Leading up to and following the end of the Cold War a new wave of democratisation commenced in Sub-Saharan Africa and around the world which, in both cases, has been characterized by “blocked transitions,” the “rise of competitive authoritarianism,” and the proliferation of hybrid regimes. This thesis is primarily concerned with “democratic” outcomes within these hybrid regimes. Excluding data from prior to the end of the Cold War in global investigations of democracy, this thesis utilizes a temporally truncated dataset to reanalyse dominant theories of democratisation both at the global and regional (Sub-Saharan Africa) level, finding that when contaminating effects are removed the strongest correlation with democratic outcomes lies in the strength of prominent opposition parties.
Recommended Citation
Ladd, Jeremy M., "Democratic Opposition Parties and Democratic Outcomes in Hybrid Regimes" (2012). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 826.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/826