Shared cultural ancestry predicts the global diffusion of democracy

Understanding global variation in democratic outcomes is critical to efforts to promote and sustain democracy today. Here, we use data on the democratic status of 221 modern and historical nations stretching back up to 200 years to show that, particularly over the last 50 years, nations with shared...

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Main Authors: Thanos Kyritsis, Luke J. Matthews, David Welch, Quentin D. Atkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Human Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X22000408/type/journal_article