The Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism - Levitsky + Way

Question 1

Roots of competitive authoritarianism

Answer 1

post-cold war, there were a mix of democratic and autocratic features in governments

Question 2

Competitive authoritarianism

Answer 2

formal democratic institutions are widely viewed as the principal means of obtaining an exercising political authority, but incumbents violate these rules so often that the regime fails to meet the minimal standards of democracy

Question 3

Competitive authoritarianism on the political spectrum

Answer 3

it is closer to a diminished form of authoritarianism than it is to a weak form of democracy

Question 4

Four arenas of democratic contestation

Answer 4

1: electoral - elections are highly contested and less corrupt than expected
2: legislative - opposition forces may use legislation as a place for meeting and organizing
3: judicial - the court can protect contesters
4: media