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Electoral Strategies in Contemporary Hybrid Regimes

Alagic, Haris LU and Öhlin, Johan LU (2024) STVK04 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract
National elections have been shown to be beneficial to autocratic ruling coalitions within hybrid regimes, and although the super-election year of 2024 is unfolding, there still is a gap in understanding this topic. Since most research has been quantitatively conducted on elections in hybrid regimes, few have examined the purpose elections serve. To understand the mechanisms underlying this, a qualitative approach has been adopted and utilizes a comparative analysis between two diverse and underrepresented cases, Venezuela and Iran. The thesis suggests that hybrid regimes in these countries use national elections as institutional and informational tools which entails co-opting elites, suppressing opposition, and managing public perception,... (More)
National elections have been shown to be beneficial to autocratic ruling coalitions within hybrid regimes, and although the super-election year of 2024 is unfolding, there still is a gap in understanding this topic. Since most research has been quantitatively conducted on elections in hybrid regimes, few have examined the purpose elections serve. To understand the mechanisms underlying this, a qualitative approach has been adopted and utilizes a comparative analysis between two diverse and underrepresented cases, Venezuela and Iran. The thesis suggests that hybrid regimes in these countries use national elections as institutional and informational tools which entails co-opting elites, suppressing opposition, and managing public perception, to assert state control. These tools provide the framework for which the analysis is conducted to contribute a deeper understanding of how hybrid regimes utilize national elections to maintain said control. The results align with expectations, showing that both countries use national elections as institutional and informational tools. The study ends with a reflective discussion where we urge future research to take the next step and measure the effectiveness regimes have in utilizing these tools, as well as pointing out a gap in the literature regarding non-national level elections within hybrid regimes. (Less)
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author
Alagic, Haris LU and Öhlin, Johan LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Electoral Strategies in Contemporary Hybrid Regimes: Comparative Insights from Venezuela and Iran
course
STVK04 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
National Elections, State Control, Hybrid Regimes, Venezuela, Iran
language
English
id
9152873
date added to LUP
2024-07-18 11:03:57
date last changed
2024-07-18 11:03:57
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  abstract     = {{National elections have been shown to be beneficial to autocratic ruling coalitions within hybrid regimes, and although the super-election year of 2024 is unfolding, there still is a gap in understanding this topic. Since most research has been quantitatively conducted on elections in hybrid regimes, few have examined the purpose elections serve. To understand the mechanisms underlying this, a qualitative approach has been adopted and utilizes a comparative analysis between two diverse and underrepresented cases, Venezuela and Iran. The thesis suggests that hybrid regimes in these countries use national elections as institutional and informational tools which entails co-opting elites, suppressing opposition, and managing public perception, to assert state control. These tools provide the framework for which the analysis is conducted to contribute a deeper understanding of how hybrid regimes utilize national elections to maintain said control. The results align with expectations, showing that both countries use national elections as institutional and informational tools. The study ends with a reflective discussion where we urge future research to take the next step and measure the effectiveness regimes have in utilizing these tools, as well as pointing out a gap in the literature regarding non-national level elections within hybrid regimes.}},
  author       = {{Alagic, Haris and Öhlin, Johan}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Electoral Strategies in Contemporary Hybrid Regimes}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}