When People Want Punishment: Retributive Justice and the Puzzle of Authoritarian Popularity

ISBN-13: 9781108841474 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 278 str.

Lily L. Tsai

Opis

Why are some authoritarian regimes popular with their citizens, while many democratic regimes are mistrusted or held in contempt?

Recenzje

‘Answering the simple question of why authoritarian leaders appeal to many, Tsai provides us with an important and uncomfortable answer. Combining theory with a deep empirical study of China, she shows that many citizens care deeply about retributive justice and will support leaders who provide a safe, stable social order. This brilliant study resonates far beyond China to help explain why even in established democracies there can be a yearning for a strong ruler who will set wrongs to right.’ Anthony J. Saich, Harvard Kennedy School

Spis treści

1. The Puzzle of Authoritarian Popularity; 2. A Retributive Justice Model of Citizen Engagement; 3. A Retributive Justice and State Production of Moral Order; 4. Evaluating the Impact of Retributive Justice on Citizen Evaluations of Government Authorities in Rural China; 5. Retributive Justice and Citizen Engagement in Rural China and Beyond; 6. Democratic Dissatisfaction, Punitive Populism, and the Rise of the 'Benevolent' Dictator.