Title Beacons of Hope The Impact of Externally Imposed Democracy on Regional Outcomes

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TitleBeacons of Hope? The Impact of
Externally Imposed Democracy on Regional Outcomes

• Contact Information
• Andrew J. Enterline
• Univ. of North Texas
• Dept. of Political Science
• ajenter_at_unt.edu

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Research Question

• How does externally imposed democracy affect
  regional outcomes?
• Peace?
• Democracy?
• Prosperity?

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Prior Research

• Three Approaches
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• Example(s)
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• Example(s)
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• Example(s)
• Assessment
• Strengths
• Weaknesses

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Theory Hypotheses

• Theoretical Argument(s)
• Assumption 1
• Assumption 2
• Hypotheses
• Realist Hypothesis.
• Y decrease as X1 increases.
• Liberal Hypothesis.
• Y increases as X2 increases.

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Research Design
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Analysis
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Conclusions

• Importance of project for answering question
• Relevance of project for broader research agenda
• Future research questions
• Relevance of project for political/social
  sciences
• Implications for policymaking