Buch(elektronisch)2016

Non-Democratic Politics: Authoritarianism, Dictatorship and Democratization

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Abstract

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrative Material -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Democracy, Non-democracy, and the Varieties of Political Competition -- The Importance of Electoral Competition -- Political Regimes and State Capacity -- The Dimensions of Non-Democratic Politics -- Social Control and Personal Power in Non-Democratic Regimes -- Authoritarian Institutions -- Problems and Outcomes of Non-Democratic Rule -- Regime Change, Revolution, and Democratization -- Conclusion -- 2 The Changing Face of Non-Democratic Rule -- Will the Real Democracies Please Stand Up? -- Democracy, Dictatorship, and the Legitimation of Political Authority -- A Very Short History of Republican Institutions -- Waves of Democracy and Non-Democracy -- Conclusion -- 3 The Struggle over Social Control: Totalitarian and Authoritarian Rule -- Totalitarianism -- Authoritarianism -- Conclusion -- 4 Personal Rule -- Personal Rule vs. Institutionally Constrained Rule -- The Personalization of Power -- Power-Sharing and Leader Exit in Non-democracies -- Personal Power and the Structure of the Ruling Elite -- Personal Dictatorships and Patrimonial Regimes -- The Personnel Management Techniques of the Personal Ruler -- Conclusion -- 5 Parties -- The Diversity of Parties and Party Rule -- Parties as Devices for Elite Cohesion -- Varieties of Electoral Experience -- Conclusion -- 6 Armies -- The Coup -- The Fragility of Military Rule -- Conclusion -- 7 Dynastic Families -- The Decline of Monarchy -- Lynchpin vs. Dynastic Monarchies -- Dynastic Monarchies as Family Firms -- Conclusion -- 8 Problems of Non-Democratic Consolidation and Control -- The People's Lies -- The Regime's Lies -- Fear, Love, and Rituals of Power -- Conclusion -- 9 Benevolent Authoritarianism -- Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Economic Development -- Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Violence.