narrow corridor
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The narrow corridor is a political theory concept describing the fragile, hard-to-maintain balance between state power and societal strength that allows liberty to flourish.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| narrow corridor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3995175 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: narrow corridor Context triple: [The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty, centralConcept, narrow corridor]
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A.
Long Corridor
Long Corridor is a famous covered walkway within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex, noted for its traditional Chinese architectural style and decorative artwork.
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B.
Byakko-ro corridor
The Byakko-ro corridor is an ornate covered walkway within Kyoto’s Heian Shrine complex, designed in a classical style that evokes the architecture of Japan’s Heian period.
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Goûter Corridor
The Goûter Corridor is a notorious and avalanche-prone section of the popular Goûter Route on Mont Blanc, often considered one of the most dangerous parts of the ascent.
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D.
Torres Maldonado Corridor
Torres Maldonado Corridor is an architectural project by Preston Scott Cohen known for its complex geometric design and innovative spatial organization.
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E.
Kammersrohr
Kammersrohr is a small municipality in the Swiss canton of Solothurn, known as one of the least populous communes in Switzerland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: narrow corridor Target entity description: The narrow corridor is a political theory concept describing the fragile, hard-to-maintain balance between state power and societal strength that allows liberty to flourish.
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A.
Long Corridor
Long Corridor is a famous covered walkway within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex, noted for its traditional Chinese architectural style and decorative artwork.
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B.
Byakko-ro corridor
The Byakko-ro corridor is an ornate covered walkway within Kyoto’s Heian Shrine complex, designed in a classical style that evokes the architecture of Japan’s Heian period.
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C.
Goûter Corridor
The Goûter Corridor is a notorious and avalanche-prone section of the popular Goûter Route on Mont Blanc, often considered one of the most dangerous parts of the ascent.
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D.
Torres Maldonado Corridor
Torres Maldonado Corridor is an architectural project by Preston Scott Cohen known for its complex geometric design and innovative spatial organization.
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E.
Kammersrohr
Kammersrohr is a small municipality in the Swiss canton of Solothurn, known as one of the least populous communes in Switzerland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in comparative politics
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concept in political economy ⓘ political theory concept ⓘ |
| analyzes | historical trajectories of states and societies ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Daron Acemoglu
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James A. Robinson ⓘ |
| buildsOn | theory of inclusive and extractive institutions ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
despotic state
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lawless society ⓘ unconstrained state power ⓘ weak state ⓘ |
| describes | fragile balance between state power and societal strength ⓘ |
| emphasizes | difficulty of maintaining balance between state and society ⓘ |
| explains |
why many societies fall into authoritarianism or anarchy
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why some societies achieve stable liberty ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
co-evolution of state and society
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conditions under which liberty can be sustained ⓘ |
| hasKeyIdea | liberty flourishes only when state and society are both strong and constrained ⓘ |
| influences |
debates on constitutional design
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debates on democratization ⓘ debates on state-building ⓘ |
| introducedIn | The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty ⓘ |
| metaphorFor | narrow path between anarchy and despotism ⓘ |
| normativeGoal | sustained individual liberty ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
civil society strength
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constraints on society ⓘ constraints on state power ⓘ liberty ⓘ state capacity ⓘ |
| requires |
effective state institutions
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mutual checks between state and society ⓘ organized and mobilized society ⓘ |
| theoreticalDomain |
development studies
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institutional economics ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| usedIn |
analysis of long‑run development
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analysis of political institutions ⓘ |
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Subject: narrow corridor Description of subject: The narrow corridor is a political theory concept describing the fragile, hard-to-maintain balance between state power and societal strength that allows liberty to flourish.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
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centralConcept
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narrow corridor
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