Autocrats Can't Always Get What They Want : State Institutions and Autonomy Under Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism seems to be everywhere in the political world—even the definition of authoritarianism as any form of non-democratic governance has grown very broad. Attempts to explain authoritarian rule as a function of the interests or needs of the ruler or regime can be misleading. Autocrats Can...
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2024
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