Hybrid what? Partial consensus and persistent divergences in the analysis of hybrid regimes

@article{Cassani2014HybridWP,  title={Hybrid what? Partial consensus and persistent divergences in the analysis of hybrid regimes},  author={Andrea Cassani},  journal={International Political Science Review},  year={2014},  volume={35},  pages={542 - 558},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:144881011}}
  • A. Cassani
  • Published1 November 2014
  • Political Science
  • International Political Science Review
Despite initial scepticism about their very existence, hybrid regimes have increasingly attracted scholarly attention. The rapid development of the debate, however, is in striking contrast with its often inconclusive results. The goals of this article are to identify the causes of this impasse and to seek a solution for it. In particular, the article focuses on a crucial point of contention: how to define hybrid regimes. The analysis shows why divergences on this issue hamper dialogue among… 

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