CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Szabo, Reka |
|---|---|
| Title | The Effect of Military-related Experiences of Authoritarian Leaders on Belligerent Foreign Policy |
| Summary | The main purpose of this thesis is to examine the connection the level of aggression demonstrated by authoritarian states in militarized interstate disputes and military-related experiences of their leaders. My research is conducted through a statistical approach with the use of logistic regression models, based on a large-N analysis, in order to measure the conflict behavior of authoritarian regimes. The scope of the study covers interstate military disputes initiated by authoritarian states between 1946 and 1999. Data collected from leaders’ biographies enable me to assess the personal backgrounds’ possible effect on war-related foreign policy decisions. Furthermore, the use of an already existing typology on institutional differences of authoritarian states gives an insight into the connection between the intensity of militarized disputes and domestic political structures. The key finding of the study is that although the two specific military-related attributes of authoritarian leaders have no significant impact on the intensity of aggression during militarized interstate disputes, the differences of the political structure in nondemocratic regimes, based on either military, single-party, personalistic rule, or on the combination of these, does have a significant effect on it. |
| Supervisor | Jenne, Erin K. |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/szabo_reka.pdf |
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