Jack Paine  •  Political Science  •  Emory University  •  jackpaine@emory.edu

Authoritarian Regime Origins and Democratic Backsliding


Published

Rebel Victory and Authoritarian (Dis)Order 
(with Killian Clarke and Anne Meng) American Political Science Review, FirstView
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Power Sharing and Authoritarian Stability: How Rebel Regimes Solve the Guardianship Dilemma
(with Anne MengAmerican Political Science Review, 2022, 116(4): 1208–1225​.   

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Democracy by Deterrence: Norms, Constitutions, and Electoral Tilting
(with
Gretchen Helmke and Mary Kroeger) American Journal of Political Science, 2022, 66(2): 434–450.  
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In progress


Democracy, Dictatorship, and Beyond: Global Data on Regime Spells, 1946–2025

​(with Killian Clarke and Anne Meng)


Democratic Breakdown and Incumbent Takeover Autocracies

​(with Killian Clarke and Anne Meng)


Countermajoritarian Institutions and Self-Enforcing Democracy

(with Gretchen Helmke)