FOKUS: DIKTATUR: Diktaturet for og na (redigert av Dag Einar Thorsen)
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 68, Heft 3, S. 393-403
ISSN: 0020-577X
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In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 68, Heft 3, S. 393-403
ISSN: 0020-577X
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 68, Heft 3, S. 393-403
ISSN: 0020-577X
Throughout history, dictatorship has been the most common form of governance. However, the bifurcation between dictatorships and democracies is relatively new. Prior to the third democratic wave, it was common to divide undemocratic states into dictatorships, tyrannies, monarchies and republics - depending upon the transfer of political power and the size of the ruling class. Pre-modern dictatorships with limited resources often based their legitimacy on religion and tradition, whereas modern dictatorships stayed in power by controlling the arms and communication technologies. Dictatorships in the early 21st century have become less interested in world domination and more focused on keeping their power by avoiding revolutions and civil wars. L. Pitkaniemi