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Placement CandidatesComparative Politics
Gary Stradiotto, "The Democratic Revolution"
Comparative Politics
Gary Stradiotto
I am a PhD Candidate in Comparative Politics. My research interests include democratization, political economy and East Asian politics, particularly Chinese Politics. My dissertation is titled: 'The Democratic Revolution,' where I explore the impact of transition type on democratic success. My research is motivated by the following question: do transitional modes impact democratic quality and longevity? First, I develop a parsimonious categorization of transition types from which to classify transitioning states. Next, I construct a theory of transitions and argue that cooperative transitions (negotiations away from authoritarianism) associate with higher levels of democracy and last longer than other types of transitions (such as Revolution or Foreign Intervention). To test the theory, I construct an original dataset of transitioning states since 1900, which covers approximately 150 countries. My dissertation is an original contribution to the transitions literature through the use of cross-national statistical analysis, followed by case studies. This research has been presented at the MPSA, and has generated many additional questions which will serve as the basis for a future research agenda. |
Dissertation: "The Democratic Revolution" (PhD expected May 2008)
Committee: Josephine Andrews (Chair), Jim Adams, Sujian Guo (San Francisco State University)
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E-mail: gstradiotto [at] ucdavis [dot] edu
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