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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"authoritarian resilience"”.
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Ruling with Rules: Electoral Institutions and Authoritarian Resilience in the Middle East
<p>What explains the resilience of authoritarian regimes in the face of regular competitive elections that ostensibly should promote democratic transitions? This dissertation examines both why and how parliamentary elections in Jordan and Morocco have served to reinforce these two Arab monarchies. …
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How the City State Fares Under State Capitalism in the PRC: Local and State-Wide Reform
… through the scope of Andrew Nathan’s theory of authoritarian resilience.
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Politics gone viral : social media and political mobilization : in what respects are social media effective tools for initiating political mobilization and stimulating political change in order to challenge authoritarian regimes?
… in 2010 across the MENA region have challenged authoritarian resilience, which has been a prominent feature of the region for several decades. This project examines the rise of social media and their effects on the political system, specifically the role played by social media in undermining the …
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Digitalization, Marketization and Authoritarianism in Ethiopia: Towards New Political Economy of Power [védés előtt]
… are integral mechanisms reinforcing authoritarian resilience rather than harbingers of democratic progress. The findings reveal how digital connectivity and economic liberalization have commodified not only labor and land but also information and behavior. As the state aggressively …
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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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Social Security under Decentralized Authoritarianism: Politics of The Public Pension Program in China
… as an intrinsic product of democracy. Why do authoritarian rulers provide welfare programs to the people? How do authoritarian rulers promote welfare development under decentralized authoritarianism? This dissertation investigates these theoretical puzzles through a detailed study of the urban …
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Guiding public protest: assessing the propaganda model of China’s hybrid newspaper industry
This dissertation presents an account and analysis of published mainland Chinese media coverage surrounding three major events of public protest during the Hu-Wen era (2003-2013). The research makes a qualitative analysis of printed material drawn from a range of news outlets, differentiated by …