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Social Mobility and Political Transitions

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  • Bahar LeventoÄŸlu

    (Political Science from the University of Rochesterbahar.leventoglu@stonybrook.edu)

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I address the role of social mobility in political transitions. I develop a political economy model of regime transitions that incorporates social mobility as a key feature of the economy capturing the political attitudes toward redistribution. I show that social mobility facilitates democratization by reducing the conflict over redistribution between the rich and the poor. Furthermore, it facilitates democratic consolidation by reducing the likelihood of a coup under democracy. On the other hand, social mobility helps to keep an authoritarian regime stable by reducing the likelihood of mass movements against political elites.

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  • Bahar LeventoÄŸlu, 2005. "Social Mobility and Political Transitions," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 17(4), pages 465-496, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jothpo:v:17:y:2005:i:4:p:465-496
    DOI: 10.1177/0951629805056897
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    1. Shadmehr, Mehdi, 2015. "Extremism in revolutionary movements," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 94(C), pages 97-121.

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