Life after exile: Introducing a new dataset on post-exile fate

This dataset is a first systematic, comprehensive, and long-term tracking of the post-exile fate of political leaders who have lost power due to political upheaval. In recent years, a growing number of studies have focused on individual political leaders, in particular their post-tenure fate as both an independent and dependent variable. One important premise in these studies is that leaders do not prioritize maintaining their position in office, but rather avoiding “punishments” such as exile, execution, and imprisonment after losing power.