is a never-ending progression of various shades of authoritarianism‚ first under the white-settler colonialism from the years 1890 to 1979 and then again under the postcolonial rule of blacks since 1980. Therefore‚ the three major streams that have fed into Zimbabwe’s political culture are African traditionalism‚ settler colonialism‚ and liberation war politics. These three streams have worked separately and in combination to anchor authoritarianism and against the growth and development of democratic
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The meaning and comparison between authority and authoritarianism is like comparing apples and oranges-they’re alike because they belong in the same group thus different in many regards. Authority is defined as: (1) the power to influence or command thought‚ opinion‚ or behavior;(2) persons in command. Authority derives from the Latin term augere‚ which translates “to create‚ to enlarge‚ to make able to grow”. Authority consist of three essential elements: the author‚ the agent of energy; the recipient
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Electoral Authoritarianism After the fall of the Soviet Union in December of 1991‚ the political actors in Russia had a choice to push for either a democratic or authoritarian regime. The political actors opted to advance an authoritarian regime‚ and used a façade of democratic practices to legitimize the new government and establish antidemocratic policies. The initial push toward an authoritarian regime put Russia on a path gradually leading away from not only democracy but also freedom itself
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Two forms of government that have shaped the way our world is today is authoritarianism and totalitarianism. These two forms of government are alike and different in many ways. The following essay will describe‚ contrast‚ and compare authoritarianism and totalitarianism. The term authoritarianism is used to describe a government which implements strong and sometimes domineering measures against the population without the consent of the population. In an authoritarian state‚ citizens are subject
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growing pains associated with the westernization of nations in the Global South. Furthermore‚ he shows how pressures from outside forces (in this case Europe) can lead to indirect “authoritarianism‚” by making governments value its superficial image over the way its citizens are treated. However‚ this “authoritarianism” can be used to serve desirable ends that existed prior to westernization‚ such as the basal need to control and maintain a “natural order.” Throughout
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Authoritarianism and Democracy in Rentier States Bachar EL-Halabi International Political economy Dr. Khalil Gebara Friday December 21‚ 2012 Introduction We can never understand politics until we begin to understand the flow of political‚ economical and social events that occur on a daily basis in our country and the countries surrounding us. For instance‚ Lebanon experienced the first form of rebellion on March 14‚ 2005 during a historical rally that ousted the Syrian regime‚ from
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In law enforcement‚ officers deal with a variety of calls‚ some being easier than others to deal with. When that happens‚ a mentality of “us versus them” can start to form with the public. For instance‚ if an officer goes to disturbing and upsetting scenes‚ then has to listen to the normal public ramble about what a “miserable” day it was‚ that can potentially be a basis for such a mentality‚ which plays into only being an authoritarian. It can be easier for an officer to be strict on all the rules
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type of government system and that is very true. In both articles‚ “Democracy vs. Authoritarianism”‚ and “Types of Political Systems” it mainly talks about democracy. In “Democracy vs. Authoritarianism” it just talks about democrats and authoritarianism regimes as explained in the title. The article “Types of Political Systems” talks about multiple types of governments such as democracy‚ monarchy‚ and authoritarianism and totalitarianism. Democracies are the best type of government system for a country
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The first one is developed by Way and Levitski and is concerned with the study of authoritarianism‚ specifically the durability of hybrid regimes. In their book‚ Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes After the Cold War‚ Way and Levitski examine the ways in which party-based authoritarian regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa dealt with the political and economic crisis brought by the end
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The Fragmented Authoritarianism of the Chinese State and the Dependent Autonomy of the NGOs: Collaboration or Confrontation? (The study briefly focuses on the fragmented authoritarianism of the state and dependent autonomy of the NGOs‚ which is creating obstacle toward the progress of civil society in China.) Asoke Kumar Mehera (aust35@gmail.com) (Ex-Teacher of La Mart College of Technology‚ Sydney) In post-reform period‚ Chinese state is creating and sponsoring NGOs in order to transfer to them
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