Recently‚ Nations all over the planet have seen authoritarian movements gaining traction in their governments. Under the definition of authoritarianism‚ several such governments already exist‚ and many democracies are beginning to have a growing authoritarian base in their legislature. Whether or not authoritarianism is right or good for nations is rather contentious depending upon who one asks. Many dismiss the possibility of an Authoritarian takeover‚ thinking that a radical authoritarian overthrowal
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Authoritarianism The personality type is defined by nine traits that were believed to cluster together as the result of psychodynamic‚ childhood experiences. These traits are conventionalism‚ authoritarian submission‚ authoritarian aggression‚ anti-intraception‚ superstition and stereotypy‚ power and "toughness‚" destructiveness and cynicism‚ projectivity‚ and exaggerated concerns over sex.[1] In brief‚ the authoritarian is predisposed to follow the dictates of a strong leader and traditional‚ conventional
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Authoritarianism can be a favorable system of government because it is more efficient that even parliamentary democracy‚ and extremely stable when implemented correctly. Unfortunately this is a slippery slope: while the country has stability it needs to retain its stability‚ and the only way one can do that is by hampering free speech and free press. Once you start hampering free speech‚ one would want to control more and more of the public’s access to oppositional materials‚ and this eventually
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both these phenomenon‚ namely colonialism and the Cold War‚ to understand which one of these provided stronger fodder for the surge of authoritarianism in Southeast Asia. This essay aims to affirm that while colonialism sometimes laid the foundation for authoritarian regimes‚ the Cold War acted as the main trigger factor that caused the surge of authoritarianism throughout Southeast
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government? Answer: this is a form of government that doesn’t consider it’s people’s opinions and thoughts. they use force often and do not hold elections. there is usually one person or a smal group in charge of the government. Authoritarianism Most simply‚ authoritarianism denotes the absence of free elections and the presence of unconstrained power. In this form of non-democratic government‚ the power and authority wielded by the leader(s) is not contingent upon popular support from the citizenry
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Somin Im Ms. Wilson AP English/ 4th period 25 February 2013 Outline Thesis: Throughout the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ Golding demonstrates his support for democracy and hatred for authoritarianism by demonstrating the differences between Ralph and Jack through their personalities‚ leadership‚ and symbolism. I. Contrast in their personalities A. Jack’s vicious‚ violent personality B. Ralph’s peaceful‚ calm personality II. Contrast in their leadership A. Jack’s cruel rule
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meaning of the Chinese characteristics “民主主義 (min-shu-shu-gi)”. “民主主義” means democracy in Japanese. To begin with‚ what principle does North Korea try to achieve? Generally‚ people seem to have one conventional wisdom that North Korea has only authoritarianism‚ which means favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority. The effects by the media can make this conventional wisdom. For example‚ the news about broadcasting the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il must be memorable for those
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Prospects’‚ World Policy Journal‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 3‚ (2001)‚ pp. (London & New York: Routledge‚ 2000). 27. On the ‘modernity’ of such forms of authoritarianism‚ see Amos Perlmutter‚ Modern Authoritarianism: A Comparative Institutional Analysis (New Haven‚ CT: Yale University Press‚ 1981). Middle East (London: I.B. Taurus‚ 1995)‚ pp. 196– 223. 30. Steven Heydemann‚ Authoritarianism in Syria: Institutions and Social Conflict (Ithaca‚ NY and London: Cornell University Press‚ 1999)‚ especially pp 31. Paul Brooker
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“Psychologically‚ right wing authoritarianism is submission to perceived authorities‚ particularly those in the establishment or established
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yet permitted parties‚ or in another case none have emerged.# The three main branches of authoritarian government that have been seen in recent years are religious fundamentalist authoritarianism‚ Fascism‚ and Communist government. All branches are authoritarian‚ as both adhere to the basic definition of authoritarianism; they are ’characterised by‚ or favouring absolute obedience to authority‚ as against individual freedom‚ and favour strong governmental powers.’# However‚ the manner in which the
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