Why do authoritarian regimes hold elections quizlet?
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- The principle that a sate should be governed by law and not arbitrary decisions made by individual government officals (Rule OF Law -democratic rather than Rule BY Law -authoritarian) Show - Degree of state influence on or control of the media - The degree and practice of free and fair elections - The degree of transparency of governmentala decision making - The nature of citizen pariticpation of government Upgrade to remove ads Only SGD 41.99/year
Terms in this set (26)Extractive vs. Inclusive Institutions inclusive economic and political institutions are where everyone is allowed to participate, extractive are where not everyone is allowed to participate; vicious and virtuous cycles tend to keep a nation's institutions either both inclusive or both exclusive; vicious cycles reduce the possibility of a democratic transition and are one theory of authoritarian resilience Public vs. Private Goods Private goods are salaries, mansions, or poiltical impunity given to only a small group of people such as a group of elites or a autocrat's board of trustees. Private goods keep the coalition happy and reduce the risk of a top-down revolution Public goods are stocks, economic growth, or infrastructure given to the public. Public goods keep the public happy and reduce the risk of a bottom-up revolution Deciding between the two often depends on the size of the winning coalition. Authoritarian Cycling vs. Democratic Transition Authoritarian cycling is when an authoritarian regime is replaced by another authoritarian regime Democratic transition is when an autocracy is replaced by a democracy however some failed autocracies linger as failed states both cycling and transitions can be categorized as either top-down, where the elites or leaders cause the regime or end, or bottom-up, where the people cause the regime to end Illiberal Democracy vs. Liberal Autocracy Liberal Autocracy: Illiberal Democracy: many functioning democracies today started out as liberal autocracies, very few examples of illiberal democracies becoming functioning democracies Bureaucratic Authoritarianism A single-party regime that does not revolve around a central ideology, but rather a viewpoint that all the elites share and govern from. example: China Electoral Authoritarianism Authoritarians hold elections for: Authoritarian Resilience How authoritarian regimes thrive rather than just survive, A regime is resilient if it would win an election even with legitimate competition, Theories of resilience are: Input Institutions ... Reversal of fortunes When a regime is able set up extractive institutions and make a large fortune from them. But down the line, a lack of economic growth catches up with the state and it suffers. Cooptation vs. Power Sharing Cooptation is when a regime provides incentives for an opposition to join the regime in order to decrease the chances of losing power. Power Sharing is when a Single-party regime has institutions that assure that leaders at the top of the party can credibly share power in order to make intentions easier to see and to decrease the possibility that one particular elite does not try to consolidate power and create a Personal regime Preference Falsification preference falsification is when the public does not reveal to the regime its true thoughts on the regime's actions and leadership occurs because of the potential costs of speaking truthfully one of the main reasons as to why regime collapse is so hard to predict Peaceful Evolution Theory in which US undermines and converts a socialist nation to democracy by spreading western ideas and inciting public unrest, hoping that the public will slowly but peacefully demand more and more as time goes on Benevolent Despot improbable and hard to attain form of government in which an authoritarian leader puts the citizens first by investing in infrastructure, providing plenty of public goods, and installing institutions that lead to political growth, and assuring strong civil liberties among other things. Thought of as the 'ideal form of government'. But because of its improbability, democracy is the next best thing. Hard to attain because it is hard to know the needs and desires of all the people and many of them are conflicting. Resource Curse Nations with an abundance of extractable resources (gas, oil, minerals) tend to have state-operated companies extracting the resource, resulting in a lack of economic competition, resulting in a lack of economic growth one of the major arguments as to why oil rich nations such as Saudi Arabia and Venezuela cannot be democratic Coup-Proofing Measures taken by an authoritarian leader to decrease the chances of a revolution, specifically a top-down one, since they are the easiest to initiate and therefore the main concern. consist of Selectorate Selectorate is the people that have a say in who the leader is. In nations that hold elections, the selectorate is the public. In non-electing nations, it is usually party members. The key to maintaining an authoritarian regime is a large selectorate, but a small winning coalition. Winning Coalition The winning coalition is the people that vote for or nominate a winning candidate. When a winning coalition is large, as in a democracy, the leader will most likely spend on public goods. When a winning coalition is small, as in a dictatorship, the leader will most likely spend of private goods. What are the differences between Personalist, Military, and Single-party regimes? Which type are the most durable and why? A personalist regime revolves around a single charismatic leader. the regime often dies with the leader A military regime revolves around a military leader who has seized power in a coup. The leader often gives up power within a number of years of taking over, as he is assured legitimacy and power as part of the military. A single-party regime revolves around an ideology or a viewpoint and is ruled by small group of party elites. Tends to last the longest as the ideology/viewpoint lives beyond the members and spans generations of leaders. Why do Muslim majority countries tend to have lower levels of democracy? Muslim majority countries tend to have lower levels of democracy because of their oppression of women, which leads to a large democratic deficit as a large group of citizens are not represented equally. What are the necessary and sufficient conditions for a successful democratic transition? To be considered a democracy: a
nation must: How can we best explain the behavior of authoritarian leaders? Authoritarian leaders are generally office-seeking, meaning their actions are motivated entirely by the desire to keep power. One rule is to never sacrifice the interests of your supporters This explains why authoritarians often kill off any competent elites, as they are seen as a threat to authoritarian power. What are the various ways an authoritarian regime can influence the outcomes of elections? * they can change the results after the fact Why was the fall of the Soviet Union so hard to predict? It was hard to predict because there was a high amount of preference falsification and nobody knew how displeased the public was with the regime
What do all stable single-party regimes have in common? They all have power-sharing institutions to constrain personalistic leaders Under what conditions might we expect N. Korea or China to democratize? China might be slowly democratizing (i.e. peaceful evolution) but it could reform politically as it has rather strong inclusive economic institutions. Theory says that either its economic or political policy will eventually change. North Korea is rather far from democratizing as it has strong exclusive political and economic institutions. It would probably take external intervention in order to democratize North Korea. "no famine has ever occurred under a functioning democracy" explain this. famine takes a long time to develop. Under a functioning democracy, the institutions would step in before a famine came to be. Sets with similar termsCP CH 6: Nondemocratic regimes40 terms sydsyd190 POLI 130 Midterm 279 terms trentwmyers Unit III Lurching Democracies Vocabulary -- Russia89 terms delf POS200 CHAPTER 618 terms CrystalTudor25 Sets found in the same folderRepresentative Democracy7 terms Incose History (color revolutions)17 terms gabrieljon14 Other sets by this creatorPSC 30824 terms orangeman333 Italian Vocab 3-447 terms orangeman333 Italian chapters 1-2123 terms orangeman333 Other Quizlet setsmuscles of arms, legs, and hips McNew la…47 terms aprich58 Biology Quiz 610 terms Slypopz EMT MIDTERM118 terms lexirond Chapter 3- Honors Chemistry45 terms briannacelestre Related questionsQUESTION The Chinese Communist Party has about 73 million members, which means that 2 answers QUESTION which general regions of the world are subjected to the most "climate vulnerability"? 3 answers QUESTION The symbol of the people, their formal representative both nationally and internationally that embodies and articulates the goals of the regime, is the: 5 answers QUESTION It is the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. 3 answers What is an authoritarian regime quizlet?Authoritarian Regime. - invest political authority into a small group of individuals who exercise the authority without any constitutional responsibility to the public. - no constitutional mechanism to replace current government.
What is the purpose of authoritarian government?Authoritarianism is a form of government characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting.
What is the difference between an authoritarian regime and an electoral authoritarian regime quizlet?With an authoritarian regime, political power for the citizens is very limited. Due to this, there is no constitutional accountability. In an electoral regime, elections occur but they are not truly democratic. Under regimes like this, elections are subject to manipulation by the state.
What are the main differences between authoritarian governments and democratic governments quizlet?USA. What are the differences between authoritarian and democratic governments? Governments that control all aspects of citizens' economic, political, and social lives are called authoritarian. Governments that give people economic, social, and political freedoms are democratic.
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