- Do fiscal deficits threaten finance ministers’ survival equally across regimes? Jonas Willibald Schmid & Lasse Aaskoven argue deficits raise removal risks in democracies but not autocracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/ZPhKNKm @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polskyJan 19, 2026 18:03