Life of the Party: The Origins of Regime Breakdown and Persistence under Single-Party Rule

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Political Order and One-Party Rule (2010, background): “F or p er so na l u se o nl y. 2003, Smith 2005, Gandhi & Przeworski 2006, Boix & Svolik 2008, Gandhi 2008).”
Dominant Party Regimes and the Commitment Problem (2009, background): “Dominant parties encourage loyalty by assuring elites that they will have continued access to spoils in the future so long as they remain wedded to the party (Brownlee, 2004; Geddes, 1999a, 1999b; Smith 2005).”
Authoritarian Institutions and the Survival of Autocrats (2007, background): “Finally, single parties may confer exceptional longevity to autocrats by processing intraelite disputes and thus providing elites with guarantees that their interests would be served by supporting the incumbent even during times of crisis (Brownlee, 2004; Geddes, 1999; Smith, 2005 ).”
Autocracy, Elections, and Fiscal Policy: Evidence from Malaysia (2007, background): “While fiscal policy does not exogenously affect the government’s decision to call elections, early elections may signal to voters that the economy is about to do poorly and so the government wishes to garner political support (Smith 1996, 2003).”