Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism is a form of government characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of a strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting. Political scientists have created many typologies describing variations of authoritarian forms of government. Authoritarian regimes may be either autocratic or oligarchic in nature and may be based upon the rule of a party or the military.In an influential 1964 work, the political scientist Juan Linz defined authoritarianism as possessing four qualities: Limited political pluralism, realized with constraints on the legislature, political …
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UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 30 April 2024 English
Since March 2020, there has been an explosion of analyses about the short-term impact and future consequences of long COVID on international relations. This unprecedented crisis demands that we think …
late 2020 went so far as to speak of an “authoritarianism pandemic” running alongside COVID-19,5 Introduction: …
McMaster Health Forum · 18 April 2024 English
• The synthesis of findings were grouped according to the outcomes of interest: • Mandates and intention to get vaccinated: The experimental literature is based only on hypothetical mandates and …
involved in civil disobedience due to perceived authoritarianism. Summary Experimental research on reactance …
Wilson Center Canada · 19 March 2024 English
restore the country to the path of democracy, Compared to historical outbreaks of fighting in ensure the release of political prisoners, hold Myanmar’s long-running civil war, this moment the military …
democratic government in a region facing rising authoritarianism. Policy Implications • The United States should … enshrining these goals into law. It states that it authoritarianism over the past decade. The is US policy to …
Wilson Center Canada · 11 March 2024 English
The activities for the Scholars and Academic Relations (SAR) office consist of personnel and operating costs for the Scholars Office and the Center’s Library. [...] In support of the Center’s …
Political Party, Venezuela. “Facing the Rise of Authoritarianism.” Nancy J. Walker, Former Director of the …
CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 8 March 2024 English
The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …
go beyond the divide between democracy and authoritarianism or consumer society, such as egalitarianism …
CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 7 March 2024 English
The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …
go beyond the divide between democracy and authoritarianism or consumer society, such as egalitarianism …
CCA: Council of Canadian Academies · 12 February 2024 English
The role of the peer review monitor is to ensure that the panel gives full and fair consideration to the submissions of the peer reviewers. [...] Recognizing the opportunities and …
In the face of a climate crisis, increasing authoritarianism, pandemics, wars, rapid and disruptive technological …
Fraser Institute · 8 February 2024 English
Western countries including Canada can learn from Singapore’s pro-growth policies, which have helped transform Singapore from a comparatively poor country in 1965, when it gained independence, into one of the …
inextricably linked to the maintenance of political authoritarianism (Tremewan, 2016). While this is true, the …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 6 February 2024 English
Through his thirty years in politics, Jason Kenney successfully shifted Canada’s political discourse to the right. To do so, he cultivated a burgeoning right-wing populist movement, of which he ultimately …
populism, ideological rigidity, cruelty, authoritarianism, and deviousness. Appel traces with unsparing … basic critical inquiries is reflective of an authoritarianism that is at the core of Kenney’s political … phrase “au- thoritarian populism,” or “popular authoritarianism,” as it’s been called elsewhere, to describe …
Wilson Center Canada · 31 January 2024 English
We have multiple essays across the publication that focus on AGOA’s impact and renewal, as well as changing trade dynamics in Africa and globally, including the expansion of BRICS and …
coup-afflicted countries and counter the rise of authoritarianism. Another essay analyzes the breakdown in the … Sahel, the epicenter of the consolidation of authoritarianism this year. In the seven essays in our governance …
