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Revista mexicana de sociología
On-line version ISSN 2594-0651Print version ISSN 0188-2503
Abstract
ESCRIBA-FOLCH, Abel. Kill the Lion: Punishment for Exiting Dictators. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2008, vol.70, n.3, pp.425-456. ISSN 2594-0651.
This article analyzes the conditions under which dictators are punished after losing power. A new variable that codifies the fate of dictators defeated between 1946 and 2000 is used to demonstrate the inability of subsequent democratic regimes to bring former tyrants to justice for strategic reasons. It also provides evidence that punishment is more likely for personalistic dictators, and much less for military or one party regimes. At the same time, the international context has counter-intuitive effects: a higher number of dictatorships in the region make punishment more likely, whereas a higher percentage of democracies in the world makes it more difficult.
Keywords : Dictators; punishment; institutions; kind of regime; transition.