Political Regimes Flashcards
What is a hybrid regime or illiberal democracy?
They are called hybrid because they combine democratic traits (e.g., frequent and direct elections) with autocratic ones (e.g., political repression) = found in most developing nations
What is a closed authoritarian regime?
No elections, and no contestation for power
Hegemonic Regime?
Elections, but with a hegemonic party as the main winner of elections = not contested
Competitive authoritarian?
Contested elections but not fully free and fair
Electoral democracy?
free and fair elections but lack of full freedoms, pluralism for rule of law
Liberal Democracy
Normal democracies
What differentiates democracy Vs. autocracies
Regime which fails to satisfy the following…
1) Free and competitive legislative elections
2) An executive which is accountable to its citizens, either via presidential elections or indirectly through legislative elections in parliamentary systems
Threats to authoritarian politics
1) Threats from masses
2) Co-optation and reppression
3) Power sharing
Out of 303 leaders … how many were removed by popular uprising?
32 + 30 step down from pressure
1/3 or 2/3rd removed via Coup D’Eta out of 205?
2/3rd’s
4 legacies (Levitsky and Way)
1) Destruction of independent power centres
2) Tight partisan control over security forces - invulnerability to coups
3) Cohesive ruling party
4) Powerful coercive apparatus
Regimes are durable when?
establishment is accompanied by mass mobilisation and significant classic social revolutions
What are the 3 norms for democracy?
Freedom, Equality and Control
Lauth’s 5 democratic institutions?
1) Decision-making
2) Intermediation
3) Communication
4) Legal Guarantees
5) Rule-making and implementation
Merkel’s 5 democratic components?
1) Elections
2) Political participation rights
3) Civil rights
4) Horizontal accountability
5) Effective government (only duly elected representatives can make authoritative decisions)
