Resilience

Question 1

___-______ _______ proven more ______/resilient than others

Answer 1

One-party regimes, robust

Question 2

_________ argues that resilience can’t be __________ by ___________ ______

Answer 2

Gerschewski, maintained, resilience alone

Question 3

Effective __-______ leads to a more ________ analysis of ______ _______ which may improve resilience

Answer 3

co-optation, effective, threat levels

Question 4

Still on Gershewski: _____________ all 3 pillars of stability will reinforce them. But, the existence of (_________) ___________ creates _______ for _____________ ___________

Answer 4

institutionalizing, democratic, institutions, arenas, oppositional mobilization

Question 5

Institutionalize ___________ until citizens ___________ it

Answer 5

legitimation, internalize

Question 6

Institutionalize repression to ___________ _______ ___________ agents from __________

Answer 6

repression, structurally prohibit oppositional, revolting

Question 7

Institutionalize __-________ by interacting with _______, ________ and _________ elites

Answer 7

co-optation, political, business, military

Question 8

__-_______ maintains __________ so that it’s less likely that _________ _______ will emerge

Answer 8

Co-optation, cohesion, oppositional leaders

Question 9

Important to not just talk about resilience in terms of their ________ to ________ ______/______ but also in terms of ________ to become even more ___________. Avoid the _________ _____ used in most of the literature, especially as most of the ____-____ ____ optimism has been _____

Answer 9

pressure, withstand pressure/shocks, pressure, autocratic, democratising bias, post-Cold War

Question 10

Quote from ________: authoritarian regimes are often considered ________ due to: “____ _________, ____________ on ________, _________________ of decision-making and the _____________ of _________ power over institutional norms”

Answer 10

Nathan, fragile, weak legitimacy, overreliance on coercion, overcentralisation, predominance, personal

Question 11

_______ says China’s case disproves the _________ ________ of ______________ _______. Evidenced by a _________ ________, the ____________ of spheres of ___________, __________ and increased ____________ _________

Answer 11

Nathan, assumed fragility, authoritarian regimes, peaceful transition, separation, authority, pragmatism, institutional complexity

Question 12

Auth. regimes often compromised by the _____________ of ________ which leads to its _________. This will see a decline in _________, increase in __________ and ______ _______ of norms of _________. _________ regimes are the most vulnerable

Answer 12

overcentralisation, power, misuse, legitimacy, corruption elite violations, conduct, personalistic

Question 13

Authoritarian ‘_________’ may improve resilience as some states use the ___________ of others to _______ __________. _____ ____ may also make it easier for other regimes to ___________ their _______

Answer 13

learning, experience, improve adaptability, time lag, calculate, responses

Question 14

Example of authoritarian learning: Following the fall of ___ ___ in _______, and ______ _________ in ______, regimes are adapting to prevent _______ ________ of key groups such as the _________ (e.g. in _____, _______ upgraded the ______ _________ for public servants and the ______ _______)

Answer 14

Ben Ali, Tunisia, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, similar defections, military, 2011, Syria, health insurance, armed forces

Question 15

Argument by ____ on the 3 main explanations for resilience: _______ ________ _____ (to ___ ____ population and ______ ___________), _______________ to new _____ and ______challenges, and use of ________ _____ to suppress any ________ _______

Answer 15

Pei, natural resource rents, buy off, escape accountability, adaptability, social, political, coercive power, societal changes

Question 16

____ argues that ___-______ _______ have a much more developed __________ as the _____ ___________ deeply into society and thus develops ___________

Answer 16

Pei, one-party regimes, institutions, party infiltrates complexities

Question 17

Resilience may be increased due to a regimes ‘_______ _________’, e.g. ______ ________ was heavily protected by the ___, and was even on a ____ _______

Answer 17

foreign protectors, DRC’s Mobutu, US, CIA payroll

Question 18

But also, resilience has also been demonstrated where ________ _________ is low and the _____ have less ________. Depends on the nature of these relationships but, for example, the ____ is unlikely to pressure ______ ______ into democratisation

Answer 18

Western interference, West, leverage, US, Saudi Arabia

Question 19

_______ point on authoritarian regimes in a globalising world: TWE can we ______ the resilience of regimes such as _______ and ______ to the regime itself? Potentially due to a ____ __ ______ from ________ - not because they are not ___________ but because the politically mobilised can _______ ___________ (e.g. the ________ ________ is claimed to be around ___ ______ - difficult to get accurate figures though)

Answer 19

Krastev’s, credit, Russia, Nigeria, lack of pressure, below, dissatisfied, migrate elsewhere, Nigeria’s diaspora, 17m strong