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Domestic politics and requests for UNESCO’s international assistance program

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  • Hyo Won Lee
  • Yena Kim
  • Whasun Jho

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Recently, the world has witnessed increased participation from nondemocratic countries in international cultural institutions, such as UNESCO’s International Assistance (IA) program. This study poses the question of why several authoritarian countries request IA programs more frequently than others do. In addition to economic and international factors, we argue that differences in domestic institutions within autocracies influence the decision-making of such states in requesting IA programs because these programs can be a useful tool for several incumbent regimes to generate public support or maintain their status. We implement negative binomial regressions for 131 authoritarian countries between 1979 and 2014 and demonstrate that politically competitive regimes are more likely to request IA programs than non-competitive ones. The findings suggest that authoritarian regimes with competitive political institutions are likely to utilize the programs of cultural international regimes.Recientemente, el mundo ha observado una mayor participación de países no democráticos en instituciones culturales internacionales, tales como el programa de Asistencia Internacional (International Assistance, IA) de la UNESCO. Este estudio plantea la pregunta de por qué numerosos países autoritarios solicitan programas de IA con más frecuencia que otros países. Además de los factores internacionales y económicos, sostenemos que las diferencias en las instituciones nacionales dentro de las autocracias influyen en la toma de decisiones de tales estados al solicitar programas de IA, ya que estos programas pueden ser una herramienta útil para que los regímenes de turno obtengan el apoyo del público o mantengan su posición. Implementamos regresiones binomiales negativas para 131 países autoritarios entre 1979 y 2014, y demostramos que los regímenes políticamente competitivos son más propensos a solicitar programas de IA que los que no lo son. Los resultados sugieren que es probable que los regímenes autoritarios con instituciones políticas competitivas utilicen los programas de regímenes culturales internacionales.Le monde a récemment été témoin d’une participation accrue des pays non démocratiques aux institutions culturelles internationales, notamment au niveau des programmes d’aide internationale de l’UNESCO. Cette étude s’interroge sur les raisons pour lesquelles plusieurs pays autoritaires demandent des programmes d’aide internationale plus fréquemment que d’autres. En plus des facteurs économiques et internationaux, nous soutenons que les différences dans les institutions nationales des autocraties influencent la prise de décision de ces États lorsqu’ils demandent des programmes d’aide internationale, car ces programmes peuvent être un outil utile pour plusieurs régimes en place pour générer un soutien public ou maintenir leur statut. Nous avons appliqué des régressions binomiales négatives pour 131 pays autoritaires entre 1979 et 2014 et nous démontrons que les régimes politiquement concurrents sont davantage susceptibles de demander des programmes d’aide internationale que les régimes non concurrents. Nos conclusions suggèrent que les régimes dont les institutions politiques sont concurrentes sont susceptibles d’avoir recours aux programmes des régimes culturels internationaux.

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  • Hyo Won Lee & Yena Kim & Whasun Jho, 2022. "Domestic politics and requests for UNESCO’s international assistance program," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(3), pages 423-449, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:ginixx:v:48:y:2022:i:3:p:423-449
    DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2022.2051025
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