A new University of Massachusetts Amherst study provides fresh insights into why some autocratic governments, despite rampant corruption, draw fewer large-scale protests than others. The research, published in the journal Democratization, shows that ruling parties with deep institutional roots can effectively insulate a ruler with absolute power from the destabilizing effects of corruption. A new University of Massachusetts Amherst study provides fresh insights into why some autocratic governments, despite rampant corruption, draw fewer large-scale protests than others. The research, published in the journal Democratization, shows that ruling parties with deep institutional roots can effectively insulate a ruler with absolute power from the destabilizing effects of corruption. Political science Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Party power is key to autocrats maintaining control amid corruption, study finds
