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Joseph Wright
Professor of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University
Joseph Wright is a Professor of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University. He studies comparative political economy to examine how international factors influence autocratic rule and democratization.
Recent Publications & News
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The Origins of Elected Strongmen
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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Why Trump’s control of the Republican Party is bad for democracy
By Erica Frantz, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Joseph Wright
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Democracy under Threat
By Erica Frantz, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Joseph Wright, Jia Li, Carisa Nietsche, Nicholas Lokker & Nicolas Rice
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In El Salvador and Elsewhere, Leaders Find Ways to Break Term Limits
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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How Personalist Politics is Changing Democracies
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Carisa Nietsche, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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