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Showing 1 to 20 of 593 for “"Authoritarian"”.
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Voting for nostalgia?: Authoritarian nostalgia, social identity, and political behavior in post-authoritarian democracies
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-11 without embargo terms
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Organizing coercion in authoritarian Chile
Coercion is at the center of politics, yet how it is organized has remained poorly understood. This dissertation analyzes how the Chilean military regime (1973-90) organized coercion, focusing especially on two major shifts during the period of most institutional flux, from 1973-78. Available …
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The Authoritarian Personality and Economic Distress
… personality and social indicator approaches of authoritarianism to determine if these separate approaches reflect similar constructs, and also examined whether economic distress increases authoritarianism and its internal coherence. The writer, in contrast with the time-series designs used in …
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Authoritarian Member States in International Organizations
… thesis investigates under which conditions do authoritarian Member States exist in International Organizations that require democratic governance in their treaty law. The European Union is used as a case study along with two of its Member States that are in the process of transitioning to …
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Trump’s Foreign Policy, Authoritarian Populism and Democracy
<p>During Trump’s Administration, he has a very strong tension of preventing Chinese companies and impressively he launched a series of unprecedented actions to raise tariffs against China. He shows the Trumpian discourse has used foreign policy as a weapon for production of a populist electoral …
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The Justification of Punishment in Authoritarian States
… the philosophical justification of punishment in authoritarian states. It questions whether, how, and under what conditions punishment might be justified in authoritarian states. The overall goal is to philosophise on how to detach the authority to punish from the broader politics of oppression …
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Authoritarian Renewal and Legitimation in Saudi Arabia
How do processes of authoritarian legitimation in Saudi Arabia work? Existing political science scholarship on authoritarianism tends to focus on repression and co-optation and ties ideologies and ideational aspects – such as the global rise of nationalist politics under authoritarian rule – …
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Contemporary political opposition in Russia’s competitive authoritarian regime
… governing practices of Putin have become more authoritarian, Russia has come to resemble a competitive authoritarian regime type. Despite this continually shrinking political environment, opposition candidates still compete in elections and organize protests around the country. This paper …
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Repression, Elections, and Competitiveness in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes
Competitive authoritarian regimes are identified as a Post-Cold War phenomenon that utilize democratic institutions, but cling to authoritarian tendencies to remain in power. I posit that these authoritarian tendencies towards repression are limited by the competitive nature of the regimes. …
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Institutionalization, repression and political instability in authoritarian regimes
… conflict and violence? The current literature on authoritarian politics focuses on the use of co-optation and repression to explain how autocrats mitigate the hazardous conditions under which they rule. The former induce compliance and co-operation by providing social and material benefits, while …
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Citizens' political perception and behavior in authoritarian elections
Scholars have debated whether authoritarian elections are conducive to democratization or authoritarian survival. This study contributes to developing the literature about authoritarian elections by focusing on citizens as main political players. This study mainly examines citizens’ political …
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U.S. Military Engagement with Authoritarian East/Central African States
… the question, "How can the US best engage authoritarian governments in Africa militarily, in order to facilitate more positive outcomes for that country's citizens?" In order to answer this, it is necessary to examine the presumption that authoritarian governments do not promote positive …
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The use of discourse in the context of authoritarian diffusion
… examines discourse in the broader context of authoritarian diffusion, focusing on how state-sponsored media and diplomatic platforms construct narratives that legitimise illiberal regimes, practices, and norms. Rather than presenting discourse as a direct causal mechanism, the research …
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Authoritarian entitlement and constraint: Women's representation in Chinese local congresses
… of congress. My findings highlight how authoritarian institutions shape different dimensions of women's representation.
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The Politics of Protest and State Repression in Authoritarian Regimes
… protests and nonviolent mobilization against authoritarian rulers. Over the past decade, the bulk of the literature has focused on examining the impact of protest movements on regime transition, while lesser attention was paid to explain why protests emerge initially. Social movements …
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The agrarian roots of authoritarian modernization in Brazil, 1880-1930
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, 1980
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Electoral reform in an authoritarian regime--the case of Mexico
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1988.
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Role of disaffiliation from fundamentalism and authoritarian religions on mental health
… (Gallup, 2021). Religious fundamentalism and authoritarianism are often found in very conservative religious groups. This study sought to understand the relationship between religious disaffiliation, authoritarianism, and religious fundamentalism on current psychological wellbeing. Pearson …
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Authoritarian regime types, political and socio-economic outcomes, and democratic survival
… survival of democratic regimes in light of their authoritarian legacies. I argue that regimes which are able to curtail the dictator’s powers, compared to uncontested autocracies, are associated with better institutional and socio-economic outcomes during the authoritarian rule as well as a higher …
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The use of democratic institutions as a strategy to legitimize authoritarian rule.
Numerous authoritarian states use institutions usually associated with democratic regimes like a constitution, elections, and a legislature. This seems to be counterintuitive. Authoritarian regimes should rather shrink away from democratic institutions. Elections can be won by the opposition and …
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