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Human Rights and the Democratic Proposition

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  • Christian Davenport

    (Department of Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder)

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Autocratization is expected to worsen human rights conditions; democratization is frequently heralded as a means for improving them. Unfortunately, neither relationship has been subjected to empirical investigation. The causal linkage between regime change and state repression is examined in the current study with a pooled cross-sectional time-series analysis of 137 countries from 1950 to 1982 ( N =4,521). Four aspects of change are considered: (1) direction, (2) magnitude, (3) “smoothness†of the transition, and (4) duration of time at particular regime types. The results support the anticipated escalatory effect of autocratization for the magnitude variable, revealing influences that persist for 4 years. Additionally, there is support for the pacifying effect of democratization with regard to magnitude for the same 4-year time period. Direction, smoothness, and duration are found to be unimportant, but regime change does matter.

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  • Christian Davenport, 1999. "Human Rights and the Democratic Proposition," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 43(1), pages 92-116, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:43:y:1999:i:1:p:92-116
    DOI: 10.1177/0022002799043001006
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