Thanks Stefan, yes this is my view too: “default view would be that it says little about global trends in levels of authoritarianism”. I simply gave a few illustrative examples to underline the wider statistical point, and highlight a few causal mechanisms (e.g. demonstration effect, Bannon’s transnational campaigning).
Thanks Stefan, yes this is my view too: “default view would be that it says little about global trends in levels of authoritarianism”. I simply gave a few illustrative examples to underline the wider statistical point, and highlight a few causal mechanisms (e.g. demonstration effect, Bannon’s transnational campaigning).