How Dictatorships Work: Power, Personalization, and Collapse

ISBN-13: 9781107535954 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 270 str.

Barbara Geddes; Joseph Wright; Erica Frantz

Opis

This book explains how dictatorships rise, survive, and fall, along with why some but not all dictators wield vast powers.

Recenzje

'The book is essential reading for anyone interested in authoritarian politics, democratization or comparative politics.' Albertus Schoeman, Democratization

Spis treści

1. Introduction; Part I. Initiation: 2. Autocratic seizures of power; 3. What do we know about coups?; Part II. Elite Consolidation: 4. Power concentration: the effect of elite factionalism on personalization; 5. Dictatorial survival strategies in challenging conditions: factionalized armed supporters and party creation; Part III. Ruling Society: Implementation and Information Gathering: 6. Why parties and elections in dictatorships?; 7. Double-edged swords: specialized institutions for monitoring and coercion; Part IV. Dictatorial Survival and Breakdown: 8. Why dictatorships fall; 9. Conclusion and policy implications.