Formal Models of Authoritarian Regimes
A Critique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6319441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Przeworski (0000-0002-1721-1627, Academy of Arts, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 979-988 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1537-5927 • E-ISSN: 1541-0986 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1537592722002067 |
| OpenAlex | W4297880282 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 51 |
The very idea that authoritarian regimes (“autocracies”) may enjoy popular support is hard to fathom for democrats. Models of authoritarian regimes often entail tacit ideological assumptions, and many are driven by methodological fashions. They ignore the efforts of rulers to provide what people value. The psychology they assume is inadequate to predict actions. They are often too abstract to generate testable predictions. “Support” for any regime is difficult to assess
Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Epistemology · Ideology · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Religion and Society Interactions
The role of identity in a multilevel interdependence in international relations
A cultural theory of populist leadership
The Fossil-Fueled Roots of Climate Inaction in Authoritarian Regimes
Ethnicity and Strategic Repression of Protest during the 2011 Syrian Uprising
The vicious circle of policy advisory systems and knowledge regimes in consolidated authoritarian regimes
Citizen liabilities for state-perpetrated injustices in non-democracies
Everyday authoritarianism in Zimbabwe
Strategies of political control and regime survival in autocracies
Text-as-Data Methods to Study Mass-Media Manipulations in Autocracies
Middle class, civic activism, and local politics
Authoritarian responsiveness online
Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy
The Many Whispers From Yesteryear
System Justification in Authoritarian Regimes
Varieties of Communism
Gamblers or Risk-Averse? Competitive Authoritarianism, the Centre–Periphery Cleavage and Nationalist Revisionism in Russia and Turkey
Rethinking Propaganda
Authoritarian welfare and resilience
The Minimalist Marxist
Distinctions With a Difference
Varieties of Indoctrination
The Pandemic Was a Global Exam, and Our Country Came in First
Mirrors and Mosaics
Subnational executive offices as stepping-stones to defeat authoritarian leaders
What is a “regime”? Three definitions and their implications for the future of regime studies
Synthesizing Theories of Authoritarian Elections
Founding Leaders and National Narratives
Foreign Direct Investment and Political Preferences in Non-Democratic Regimes
Legitimising autocracy
Voting in Authoritarian Elections
Partisanship and Political Socialization in Electoral Autocracies
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
The Politics of Authoritarian Rule
The Political Economy of Dictatorship
Bayesian Persuasion
Propaganda and credulity
The Impact of Media Censorship
Internal Consistency of Choice
Information Manipulation, Coordination, and Regime Change
Freedom of choice
Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory
Maximization and the Act of Choice
Democracy and the Market
Rational Choice and Social Theory
The unpublished manuscript
Ambiguities of Domination
Cooperation, Cooptation, and Rebellion Under Dictatorships
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Strategies of Election Rigging
Elections, Fraud, and Election Monitoring in the Shadow of Revolution
Nationalism and the Marketplace of Ideas
Behaviour and the Concept of Preference
Authoritarianism, Authority, and Representation
Persuasion
Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy
The Dynamics of Informational Cascades
Office Insecurity and Electoral Manipulation
How Autocrats Manipulate Economic News
Popular Protest and Elite Coordination in a Coup d’état
Information Manipulation and Reform in Authoritarian Regimes
Affect and Autocracy
Hockey Helmets, Concealed Weapons, and Daylight Saving
A Theory of Demographically Targeted Repression
So You Say You Want a Revolution
It's the Stability, Stupid! How the Quest to Restore Order After the Soviet Collapse Shaped Russian Popular Opinion
Acquiring the Habit of Changing Governments Through Elections
Formal Models of Nondemocratic Politics
Electoral Manipulation as Bureaucratic Control
Conceptualizing the Relationship Between Persuasion and Legitimacy
Informational Autocrats
Collective Action with Uncertain Payoffs
The Dynamics of Collapse in an Authoritarian Regime
| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 10,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |