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Replication Data for "Elections in Nondemocratic Settings: When and Why Do They Help Regime Survival?" Replication Data for "Elections in Nondemocratic Settings: When and Why Do They Help Regime Survival?" doi:10.17026/DANS-X3S-QDX9easy-dataset:234063 K. Seki 2021-12-16 DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities 2022-01-24 Social SciencesElectionsDictatorshipNondemocratic regime <p>Elections in nondemocratic settings are expected to play a regime sustaining role and a regime subverting role. Recent research finds that these two seemingly competing views are not mutually exclusive, but rather complementary with each other. This is the case because the regime subverting role of elections is at work in the short run, whereas the regime sustaining role operates in the long term. In this paper, I argue that these effects are conditional on the nature of competition in those elections. Specifically, I contend that these effects that derive from the informational role of elections do not emerge when opposition forces boycott the elections. Using data on 262 nondemocratic regimes in 116 countries from 1946 to 2007, I provide the evidence that renders support for my argument. This paper suggests a need to further scrutinize the nature and quality of elections when assessing their impact on the survival of nondemocratic regimes.</p> https://ssh.datastations.nl/oai doi:10.17026/DANS-X3S-QDX9 2025-12-03T01:00:36Z ddi:codebook:2_5