A review of The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions, by Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman.
About the Author
Thomas J. Biersteker is Henry R. Luce Professor of Transnational Organizations and director of the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University.
The battle over rights for sexual minorities has divided countries into opposing camps. But autocrats are lashing out with one aim: countering the liberal international order.
The record shows that movements using “dilemma actions”—creative protests that make a regime look foolish—are often more effective at undermining authoritarians. Activists should add such tactics to their toolkit.
