AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES AND DEMOCRATIC BREAKDOWN
6. Explain authoritarianism. What are key characteristics of it?
7. What distinguishes totalitarianism from other forms of authoritarianism? What are its key characteristics? Provide two country examples of totalitarianism.
8. What are theocracies? What are key characteristics? Provide a country example.
9. What is distinctive about bureaucratic-authoritarian rule, compared to other forms of authoritarianism?
10. Explain the meaning of the phrase “hybrid regime.” What are different ways to call it?
11. Explain the first cause for the rise of authoritarianism discussed in the text.
12. Explain the second cause for the rise of authoritarianism discussed in the text.
13. Explain the third cause for the rise of authoritarianism discussed in the text.
14. Explain the fourth cause for the rise of authoritarianism discussed in the text.
15. Explain the fifth cause for the rise of authoritarianism discussed in the text.
Sample Solution
Because senior cadres in these regimes have distinct interests and operate in various strategic settings, prior research suggests that different types of authoritarian regimes fall apart in various ways. On the basis of that theoretical framework, I investigate how controversial collective activity affects the chance of an authoritarian collapse using event history models. This analysis demonstrates that some forms of autocracy are more likely than others to fall apart after controversial events, and that the size and direction of this effect differs not only between different forms of authoritarianism but also between different sorts of collective action.
