Authoritarianism - Wikipedia
Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law.
Authoritarianism | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月22日 · Authoritarian regimes are systems of government that have no established mechanism for the transfer of executive power and do not afford their citizens civil liberties or political rights. Power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or a small elite, whose decisions are taken without regard for the will of the people.
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2024年2月28日 · The survey asked about two authoritarian models of government: a system in which a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts (“authoritarian leader”) and a system in which the military rules the country (“military rule”).
Authoritarianism, explained - Protect Democracy
2024年8月12日 · Authoritarianism is a method of rule that suppresses political freedoms and civil rights, using various levers of control to shift power from the people to the hands of one ruler or set of rulers.
In recent years significant academic attention has been devoted to the phenomenon of democratic backsliding characterized by assault on the rule of law, attempts to steal elections, and eforts to subju-gate the judicial system and control free media.
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3 天之前 · Advancing freedom, defeating authoritarianism: A democracy agenda for 2025-2029. By Patrick Quirk. This report provides actionable and measurable policy recommendations for the upcoming administration’s foreign policy to advance democracy and strengthen the US position in international development.
Understanding authoritarianism - Yale Jackson School of Global …
2023年8月30日 · An expert on authoritarian regimes and transitions to democracy, Jackson School professor Jennifer Gandhi is investigating what we understand about autocracies — how they manifest, how they gain support, and how they are being successfully overthrown.
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4 天之前 · Authoritarian Century. Liberal democracy has produced the most freedom and security for the most people of any form of government in human history. For a while, and especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union, we believed that this would be enough. Yet, today, we face an anti-liberal backlash--and we bear much of the responsibility ...
A new kind of authoritarianism: Democracy in decline at home …
2024年10月24日 · First: authoritarian great powers—China and Russia—are seeking to build coalitions in multilateral organizations that would challenge prevailing norms. Institutions like the UN’s Human Rights Council are particularly vulnerable.
Democracy and Authoritarianism in the 21st Century: A sketch
2023年12月14日 · This paper describes both democratic backsliding and authoritarian drift and argues that each are to a significant degree demand side phenomena: in countries undergoing such changes, significant parts of the electorates support anti-liberal and authoritarian policies.