Articles by Edward Goldring

August 12, 2022

♟️ Before categorising autocracies, we need to count them accurately

Edward Goldring

Hager Ali launched this series by pointing out that 'we lack the terminology to do anything beyond counting non-democracies'. Yet Edward Goldring argues that we sometimes struggle to accurately do that. This raises troubling questions for analyses of non-democracies – and emphasises the importance of studying history

Edward Goldring

Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York

Edward's research examines comparative autocratic elite politics, both globally and sometimes specifically on North Korea.

He tweets @EdwardGoldring

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