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

Abstract of associated article: 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.

相关论文摘要：本研究旨在验证欧洲选举权扩展与革命威胁之间的关系假设。我们认为，政体竞争的国际传播以及邻近国家发生的革命事件的情报，产生了感知革命威胁所需的变异。通过分析1820年至1938年间的两个欧洲国家样本，我们发现了与‘革命威胁假设’一致的稳健证据。此外，我们还发现了一些证据表明战争引发了选举权改革。