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Banned opposition movements dedicated to the overthrow of repressive governments have existed for centuries. In the second half of the 20th century, while some terrorist organizations in Western Europe, the United States, and Japan have resorted to violence in pursuit of their g…

Why is it that in the limited elections held throughout the underdeveloped Arab world, parties seeking to implement Islamic law outperform those that call for greater redistribution? Drawing on the case of Egypt, in which an Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, has emerged…

This dissertation shows how market reforms can inadvertently foster constituencies within the ruling coalition who are willing to publicly oppose post-Soviet autocrats. In two cases of market reforming autocracies, Kazakhstan in Kyrgyzstan, defectors from the business elite have…