12. Autoritarian regime

Question 1

wrong assumption about autocracy

Answer 1

dictator has all the power
–> you need other people to help you
–> you can not rule a big country by yourself.
–> no dictator can rule alone
–> this means that transition can happen when support decreases

Question 2

First wave/ generation of research on authoritarianism

Answer 2

Totalitarianism paradigm until the mid 1960s
- highlighted the role of ideology + terror in authoritarian regime
- creation of new society and a ‘new man’
- implemented by using terror, propaganda, and strong power
- Totalitarian movements have been compared to political region.

-Arendt

Question 3

second wave/ generation of authoritariansim research

Answer 3

• rise of authortarianism from mids 1960s until 1980s (second reverse wave)

National unity as a driving force for authoritarianism

socio-economic factors driving both the emergence and stabilisation of these regimes

more informal institutions like clientelism and patrongage and corruption
attention to regional diversity