Title Regional group democracy and election to the United Nations Security Council /
Authors Uzonyi, Gary
DOI 10.1177/00323217251340813
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Is Part of Political studies.. London : SAGE Publications Ltd. 2025, Early Access, p. [1-13].. ISSN 0032-3217. eISSN 1467-9248
Keywords [eng] United Nations ; Security Council ; democracy ; election
Abstract [eng] Why are some states elected to the United Nations Security Council? Previous analysis has focused on the individual characteristics of states and has found few systematic patterns explaining this process. I posit that these inconsistent results are due to focusing on individual characteristics of states rather than their position relative to others in their regions regarding their ability to pursue peaceful settlements of international disputes—the primary job of the Security Council. Focusing on the “lock-in” effect of democratic institutions, I find that a state with more democratic institutions than its regional group peers is more likely to be elected to the United Nations Security Council since 1948.
Published London : SAGE Publications Ltd
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2025
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