Influence of elite rotation on authoritarian resilience

Bibliographic Data

ID6252979
AuthorsIlia Nadporozhskii (European University at Saint Petersburg, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume30
Issue5
Pages794-814
Publication date2023-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemocratization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13510347.2023.2186401
OpenAlexW4353085768
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited57

This article proposes the use of the indicator of elite rotation to deepen the understanding of the phenomenon of authoritarian cooptation. The high frequency of changes in the ruling coalition can have a twofold effect on authoritarian regimes. On the one hand, it makes it possible to include new leaders in the ruling coalition in a timely fashion, remove potential opponents and maintain loyalty among the nobility. On the other hand, constant rotation creates a situation of high uncertainty and deprives some elites of access to previously received benefits. This study offers an empirical test of these assumptions: an analysis of all authoritarian regimes that existed between 1968 and 2010 (as well as all dictators who ruled between 1968 and 2008) leads to the conclusion that a low level of elite rotation generally contributes to the resilience of authoritarian regimes and leaders

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Elite · Nobility · Physics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology