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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Authoritarian States"”.
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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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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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Does Selectorate Size Matter?: How the selectorate size of authoritarian regimes impacts trade levels
States are currently experiencing an increase in autocratization and support for authoritarian leaders and policies. This change in domestic politics can impact states' interactions in the international system. One of the changes that may be observed in state behavior is the willingness of states …
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"Lesbianas Presente:" Lesbian Activism, Transnational Alliances, and the State in Mexico City, 1968-1991
… other marginalized groups working to democratize authoritarian states in Latin America. In particular, my study focuses on the anti-imperialist politics that Mexican lesbians brought to international organizing for lesbian and homosexual liberation and to the politics of lesbian and homosexual …
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The social media revolution and political activism. A case study of Zimbabwe
… potential of social media in disrupting authoritarian practices, amplifying dissent, and maintaining political dialogue in a context where physical spaces for free expression were systematically eroded. Notably, this research highlights how the CCC utilized WhatsApp’s widespread reach to …
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Suverenus valstybių internetas žmogaus teisių kontekste: Kinijos ir Rusijos kibernetinės erdvės reguliavimo lyginamoji analizė /
… liberal ideologies of the internet, while the authoritarian states China and Russia are creating digital sovereignty of cyberspace and influencing geopolitical fragmentation of the network. This campaign is the assessment of this thesis because it poses a twofold threat to the democratic …
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Kinijos aštrioji galia Japonijoje 2015 -2019 metų laikotarpiu /
… is an observable trend in global politics of authoritarian countries gaining more and more influence towards democratic states. What is more, some authoritarian states use aggressive foreign policy and strengthen their military forces, while abusing human rights domestically. Due to their …
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Feeling the Pulse of the Street: Socio-Cultural Demands and Regime Responsiveness in the Arab Monarchies of the Gulf
… It does so by applying the concepts of, one, authoritarian responsiveness, which holds authoritarian regimes actively monitor and respond to their citizens' concerns, and two, performance legitimacy, where a state's right to rule stems from the perceived output of the political system in …
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Feeling the Pulse of the Street: Socio-Cultural Demands and Regime Responsiveness in the Arab Monarchies of the Gulf
… It does so by applying the concepts of, one, authoritarian responsiveness, which holds authoritarian regimes actively monitor and respond to their citizens' concerns, and two, performance legitimacy, where a state's right to rule stems from the perceived output of the political system in …
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A New Form of Authoritarianism? Rethinking Military Politics in Post-1999 Nigeria
… elite and the military in post-military authoritarian states guarantees either democratic consolidation, or its reversal. In Nigeria, despite an appearance of significant progress in subordinating the military institution to democratic civilian authority, the military remains a crucial …
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The Transnational News Diets of Russian Speakers in Germany: what news they use and trust
… a comprehensive case study of audiences from an authoritarian context (or a former authoritarian context, for those, who migrated from Ukraine, but were socialized in the Soviet Union) who migrated to democracy and their media use, and also sheds light on the spectrum of motivations of audiences …