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Author: Benjamin Schuetze
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-11-07
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 1108493386
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA detailed examination of the role of US and European 'democracy promoters' in Jordan based on a diverse range of original source material.
Author: Xuan Qin
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-01-25
Total Pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9813349565
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides empirical evidence to show how democratic experiments are harnessed to achieve control and support authoritarianism, through the lens of participatory pricing, which is one of the most important forms of deliberative democracy in China. The crucial point is an interlacement of easily perceptible improvement in empowerment (voluntary enrollment, disclosure of information and opportunities for expression during events) and hidden control (delicately designed procedures and pre-existing frameworks that influence participants in how they think, and when they talk). The mixture of these two mechanisms assures participants and educates them, producing cooperative citizens desired by the government. This is referred to as the partial empowerment strategy, which challenges the traditional assumption of the correlation between deliberation and empowerment. When authoritarian control influences deliberations in a form that obstructs the natural developmental process of empowerment, it acts as a filter that encourages only some form of empowerment, but precludes those that are too risky for the government. This exertion of dominance through a participatory form reflects the development of governance capability of China as a modern authoritarian state and explains its “surprising” resilience.
Author: André Bank
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-04-02
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 0429838751
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo shed light on the global reassertion of authoritarianism in recent years, this volume analyses transnational diffusion and international cooperation among non-democratic regimes. How and with what effect do authoritarian regimes learn from each other? For what purpose and how successfully do they cooperate? The volume highlights that present-day autocrats pursue mainly pragmatic interests, rather than ideological missions. Consequently, the connections among authoritarian regimes have primarily defensive purposes, especially insulation against democracy promotion by the West. As a result, the authors do not foresee a major recession of democracy, as occurred with the rise of fascism during the interwar years. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of Democratization.
Author: Peter J. Burnell
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780415694063
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book enquires into the current state of international democracy promotion against the background of global trends in democratisation and a more assertive role in international politics by leading authoritarian regimes, Russia in particular. This book was published as a special issue of Contemporary Politics.
Author: Jason Brownlee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-08-06
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1107025710
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDemocracy Prevention explains how America's alliance with Egypt has impeded democratic change and reinforced authoritarianism over time.
Author: Marina Ottaway
Publisher: Carnegie Endowment
Published: 2013-01-25
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 0870033328
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the 1990s, international democracy promotion efforts led to the establishment of numerous regimes that cannot be easily classified as either authoritarian or democratic. They display characteristics of each, in short they are semi-authoritarian regimes. These regimes pose a considerable challenge to U.S. policymakers because the superficial stability of many semi-authoritarian regimes usually masks severe problems that need to be solved lest they lead to a future crisis. Additionally, these regimes call into question some of the ideas about democratic transitions that underpin the democracy promotion strategies of the United States and other Western countries. Despite their growing importance, semi-authoritarian regimes have not received systematic attention. Marina Ottaway examines five countries (Egypt, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, Croatia, and Senegal) which highlight the distinctive features of semi-authoritarianism and the special challenge each poses to policymakers. She explains why the dominant approach to democracy promotion isn't effective in these countries and concludes by suggesting alternative policies. Marina Ottaway is senior associate and codirector of the Democracy and Rule of Law Project at the Carnegie Endowment.
Author: Larry Diamond
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2016-04-15
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 142141998X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith democracy in decline, authoritarian governments are staging a comeback around the world. Over the past decade, illiberal powers have become emboldened and gained influence within the global arena. Leading authoritarian countries—including China, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela—have developed new tools and strategies to contain the spread of democracy and challenge the liberal international political order. Meanwhile, the advanced democracies have retreated, failing to respond to the threat posed by the authoritarians. As undemocratic regimes become more assertive, they are working together to repress civil society while tightening their grip on cyberspace and expanding their reach in international media. These political changes have fostered the emergence of new counternorms—such as the authoritarian subversion of credible election monitoring—that threaten to further erode the global standing of liberal democracy. In Authoritarianism Goes Global, a distinguished group of contributors present fresh insights on the complicated issues surrounding the authoritarian resurgence and the implications of these systemic shifts for the international order. This collection of essays is critical for advancing our understanding of the emerging challenges to democratic development. Contributors: Anne Applebaum, Anne-Marie Brady, Alexander Cooley, Javier Corrales, Ron Deibert, Larry Diamond, Patrick Merloe, Abbas Milani, Andrew Nathan, Marc F. Plattner, Peter Pomerantsev, Douglas Rutzen, Lilia Shevtsova, Alex Vatanka, Christopher Walker, and Frederic Wehrey
Author: Dina Bishara
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-08-30
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 1107193575
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInvestigates the conditions which lead workers to leave state-controlled unions and establish independent organizations under authoritarian rule in Egypt.
Author: Larry Diamond
Publisher:
Published: 2017-03-31
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ISBN-13: 9780996656764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecommends practical ways in which the United States and Japan can support democratic development in countries that are emerging from autocratic regimes and those that have achieved a measure of democracy, but are in danger of regressing.
Author: Task Force on US Strategy to Support Democracy and Counter Authoritarianism
Publisher:
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 58
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe rise of authoritarianism, coupled with the erosion of democracy, threatens global stability, the United States’ economic and security alliances, and respect for human dignity. In each of the last 15 consecutive years, abuses of human rights and assaults on core democratic institutions and practices have accelerated around the globe. This alarming confluence requires an urgent, bold, generational response that places support for democracy and countering authoritarianism at the heart of our foreign policy and national security strategy. U.S. leadership in defending established democracies, supporting nascent democracies, and challenging autocrats—while putting our own house in better order—will necessitate a reordering of priorities, plans, and budgets. The United States must adapt to the realities we now face. This report is both a call to action for U.S. leadership and a roadmap for a practical, bipartisan path forward. We propose seven interrelated strategies.
