The Two Logics of Autocratic Rule

ISBN-13: 9781009199414 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Johannes (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung) G

Opis

This book provides an innovative theoretical framework for studying and comparing autocratic rule across the globe.

Recenzje

'Can any single theoretical framework make sense of the diverse authoritarian regimes we witness across Asia and the world today, from North Korea's ruling family to Singapore's ruling party to Myanmar's ruling military? Johannes Gerschewski succeeds in just such an effort, convincingly showing that diverse autocracies face the same fundamental challenges and can counter them in one of two ways: either by making everything political, or by making everything apolitical. The Two Logics of Autocratic Rule is a genuine triumph.' Dan Slater, University of Michigan

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction: Part II. Theory: 1. Explaining autocratic stability; 2. Legitimation; 3. Repression; 4. Co-optation; 5. The two logics of autocratic rule; Part III. Empirical Test: 6. East Asia as a testing field; 7. Empirical explorations; 8. A systematic test; Part IV. Conclusion.