Question

The idea that regime forms are interdependent, meaning that the outcome of transitions in similar or neighboring countries can influence the outcome of transitions elsewhere is called...

Answer 1

Answer: A. Diffusion

Step-by-step explanation:

Diffusion in political science refers to the idea that policy in a country can be influenced by the policy elsewhere in NEIGHBORING or SIMILAR countries.

This term can be very useful in explaining the ARAB SPRING events of 2011 where once protests started in one nation, many other Arabian countries experienced massive protests and subsequent fall of dictators such as in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt.