• Title of article

    Workers of the world, unite! Franchise extensions and the threat of revolution in Europe, 1820–1938

  • Author/Authors

    Aidt، نويسنده , , Toke S. and Jensen، نويسنده , , Peter S.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2014
  • Pages
    24
  • From page
    52
  • To page
    75
  • Abstract
    We test the hypothesis that the extension of the voting franchise in Europe was related to the threat of revolution. We contend that international diffusion of regime contention and information about revolutionary events happening in neighboring countries generate the necessary variation in the perceived threat of revolution. Using two samples of European countries covering the period from 1820 to 1938, we find robust evidence which is consistent with the ‘threat of revolution hypothesis’. We also find some evidence that war triggered suffrage reform.
  • Keywords
    suffrage , Economics of democratization , Threat of revolution
  • Journal title
    European Economic Review
  • Serial Year
    2014
  • Journal title
    European Economic Review
  • Record number

    1799461