Democracy, Autocracy and Bureaucracy
In: Journal of globalization and development, Band 1, Heft 1
ISSN: 1948-1837
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In: Journal of globalization and development, Band 1, Heft 1
ISSN: 1948-1837
In: Journal of democracy, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 36-38
ISSN: 1086-3214
In: Foreign affairs: an American quarterly review, Band 5, Heft 4, S. 605
ISSN: 2327-7793
In: Foreign affairs, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 605
ISSN: 0015-7120
In: Current History, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 121-123
ISSN: 1944-785X
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 111-139
ISSN: 1538-165X
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In: American Slavic and East European Review, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 401
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In: Midwest journal of political science: publication of the Midwest Political Science Association, Band 2, Heft 2, S. 224
In: Political studies review, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 147-160
ISSN: 1478-9302
In this article, I provide a survey of the recent and rapidly growing theoretical and empirical literature on autocracy promotion. In a relatively concise way, the reader is able to grasp all key concepts and related aspects on the topic. This article is a guide for all those aiming to begin their journey in the scholarly land of autocracy promotion, trying to stimulate these travelers in exploring off-beaten research avenues.
In: Italian Political Science Review: IPSR = Rivista italiana di scienza politica : RISP, Band 49, Heft 2, S. 139-155
ISSN: 2057-4908
AbstractWhilst much of the contemporary debate on regime change remains concentrated on transitions to and from democracy, this paper focuses on autocracy-to-autocracy transitions, a relatively understudied but particularly relevant phenomenon. Building on an updated typology of non-democratic regimes and through a qualitative case-by-case assessment, the present paper identifies 21 transitions from one dictatorship to another, out of 32 cases of autocratic breakdown during the 2000–15 period. Hence, after the fall of a dictatorship, the installation of a new authoritarian regime was almost twice as likely as democratization. Accordingly, the paper focuses on the 21 recorded autocracy-to-autocracy transitions and examines in which non-democratic regimes a transition from an autocracy to another is more likely to occur, which peculiar forms of authoritarian rule tend to be installed, and the specific ways in which the dismantling of the previous existing authoritarian rule is achieved.
Proponents of deliberative democracy argue that it enhances procedural democracy by bringing policymakers and the public closer together and by generating new alternatives rather than just choices. But what role does deliberation play under autocracy, where basic democratic institutions are absent? In China, citizens cannot elect their governments but are regularly consulted on matters of governance and policymaking. For example, all national and many sub-national policy initiatives in China currently proceed through at least one round of public consultation prior to adoption. Why do non-democratic regimes consult their citizens? One explanation is that consultation is simply "window dressing" for an otherwise authoritarian decision-making process. Indeed, no new political actors are empowered, the outcomes are non- binding, and critical comments can be kept private. But why then is the Chinese regime investing resources into a politically inconsequential activity? Similarly, why are hundreds of thousands of citizens voicing comments and criticisms if they have no effect? I argue that consultative autocracy is more than window dressing. In particular, I argue that public consultation helps inform and legitimate the policymaking process, contributing to more durable and legitimate policy outcomes. Testing these arguments required overcoming several empirical challenges. For example, public consultation is not randomly distributed, and policy outcomes are issue- specific, making them difficult to generalize. To address non-random selection, I created an extensive sub-national policy database that allows me to identify the effects of consultation across unique policy initiatives implemented in different parts of the country. To proxy for policy outcomes, I measured amendment and repeal rates, which should be lower among more effective policies. I find that no policies adopted with consultation have yet been repealed and that their amendment rates are significantly lower as well. To measure the legitimizing effects of consultation, I took advantage of a budget deliberation experiment in Zeguo, China, where participants are randomly selected to participate in annual budget deliberations. In January 2012, after multiple interviews with political leaders and legislative delegates in Zeguo, I organized a survey of the participant cohort along with a representative sample of non-participants. Survey results demonstrate that approval for local government and its policies is significantly higher among participants than non-participants but that consultation has no positive effect on views towards the central leadership
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In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
"Political Attitudes and Behavior Under Autocracy" published on by Oxford University Press.
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To fight climate change, democratic countries must find a way to work with autocratic ones.