Democracy prevention
The international collaboration of authoritarian regimes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6256802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Von Soest (0000-0001-9038-6530, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies Hamburg Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 623-638 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1475-6765.12100 |
| OpenAlex | W2132792668 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 106 |
| References cited | 87 |
Current scholarship increasingly argues that international factors and, more specifically, authoritarian collaboration fundamentally affect the persistence of authoritarian rule. In order to generate a better understanding of the nature and effects of these international dimensions of authoritarianism, this article provides a conceptual framework for various aspects of authoritarian collaboration to prevent democracy, particularly the relationship between authoritarian regime types and their international democracy‐prevention policies. It differentiates between authoritarian diffusion, learning, collaboration and support, as well as between deliberate efforts to avert democracy and efforts not explicitly geared towards strengthening autocracy. The article further distinguishes between crisis events and normal conditions where authoritarian rulers' hold on power is not in danger. It is argued that authoritarian powers' motivations to provide support to fellow autocrats are self‐serving rather than driven by an ideological commitment to creating an ‘authoritarian international’: authoritarian rulers first and foremost strive to maximise their own survival chances by selectively supporting acquiescent authoritarian regimes, maintaining geostrategic control and fostering their developmental goals
Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Sociology · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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Popular Dictatorships
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| Unique citing works | 106 |
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| Citations per year | 9,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 106 |