Publications
Demir, Guney. 2026. “Subnational Executive Offices as Stepping-Stones to Defeat Authoritarian Leaders.” Democratization 33 (2): 271–94. doi:10.1080/13510347.2025.2505199
Working Papers
Civil Society, Judicial Constraints, and Democratic Trajectories after Autocratization Onset with Yuko Sato and Hidekuni Washida (under review)
Gatekeepers of Change: Internal Party Competition and Opposition Success (under review)
The Politics of Subnational Opposition: Configuration of Contestation under Competitive Authoritarianism
Wake-up Call: How Opposition Breakthroughs Alert Autocrats to Looming Defeat
Works in Progress
Starting from Below: Opposition Breakthroughs at the Subnational Level under Competitive Authoritarianism (Data Collection)
Moving Up the Electoral Ladder: From Subnational Office to National Challenge (Data Collection)
Book Project
The Opposition Ladder: Building Power from Below under Authoritarian Rule
Based on my dissertation and postdoctoral research, this book examines how opposition power emerges and consolidates at the subnational level and how it can ultimately travel upward to challenge authoritarian incumbents nationally.