Crisis in autocratic regimes
What makes autocratic regimes vulnerable? Why, in times of crisis, do some of these regimes break down while others weather the storm? This is the puzzle addressed in Crisis in Autocratic Regimes. Taking a long-term perspective, the authors focus not on sudden shocks and ruptures, but instead on gra...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder, CO
Lynne Rienner Publishers
2017
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show Volumes / Articles. |
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| Online Access: | Aggregator, lizenzpflichtig: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5167759
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| Author Notes: | edited by Johannes Gerschewski and Christoph H. Stefes |
| Summary: | What makes autocratic regimes vulnerable? Why, in times of crisis, do some of these regimes break down while others weather the storm? This is the puzzle addressed in Crisis in Autocratic Regimes. Taking a long-term perspective, the authors focus not on sudden shocks and ruptures, but instead on gradual processes of disintegration as they unfold over time. Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Ch1- Analyzing Crises in Autocratic Regimes -- What Is a Crisis? -- Crisis and Existing Research -- How Do Crises Emerge? Analytical Building Blocks -- Figure 1.1 Loci of Crisis in Autocratic Re -- Structure of the Book -- Table 1.1 Crises in Autocrat ic Regimes -- Notes -- Ch2- Anticipating Crises in Autocracies -- Crisis and the Monitoring of Latent Discontent in the GDR, 1953−1989 -- China Before and After Tiananmen: Learning from the 1989 Crisis -- Figure 2.1 Citizen Complaints in China, 1990-2005 -- Figure 2.2 Citizen Complaints in China, 2004-200 -- Figure 2.3 Mass Incidents in China, 1993-2010 -- Conclusion -- Archival Sources -- Notes -- Ch3- Disturbing the Dictator: Peaceful Protest Under Authoritarianism -- Mapping the Terrain: Theoretical Considerations -- Surveying the Terrain: Empirical Explorations -- Table 3.1 Conflict Events by Regime Type, 1990-2012 -- Figure 3.1 Protest Demonstration by Regime Type, Annual Averages, 1990-2012 -- Table 3.2 Scale of Demonstrations by Regime Type, 1990-2012 -- Table 3.3 Motives of Demonstrations by Regime Type, 1990-2012 -- Figure 3.2 Repressive Responses to Demonstrations, by Scale, 1990-2012 -- Figure 3.3 Repressive Responses to Demonstrations, by Motives, 1990-2012 -- Conclusion -- Table 3.4 Explaining Repressive Responses to Democracies, by Regimes, 1990-2012 -- Appendix Regimes and Protest Demonstrations, Case Coverage (Social Conflict in Analysis Database [SCAD], 1990-2012) -- Notes -- Ch4- Force Versus Institutions in Authoritarian Politics -- Institutions and Authoritarian Stability -- When and Why Do Institutions Bind Dictators? The Case of Executive Term Limits -- Challenges to the Empirical Studyof Authoritarian Institutions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Ch5- The Military and Autocratic Regimes: Roles of the Armed Forces. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9781626377257 |