Very few people want to move to
authoritarian societies, while millions want to move to democracies.
In liberal societies, individuals or groups that advocate the replacement of democracy with a more authoritarian regime are labeled extremists; in
authoritarian societies, those who espouse liberal ideals are labeled as extremists by the ruling class or government.
The research, authored by Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Erica Frantz, not only presents insightful data on the prospects for democracy in post-autocratic societies, but also offers democracy assistance implementers new ways of thinking about how to best support reform-minded activists living in
authoritarian societies.
Over and over, whether it is in Brazil or Qatar preparing for the soccer World Cup, or the Olympic Games held in oppressive and
authoritarian societies, the same contradiction becomes apparent.
Over and over, whether it is in Brazil or Qatar preparing for the World Cup or the Olympic Games held in oppressive and
authoritarian societies, the same contradiction becomes apparent.
Muslim women in strict
authoritarian societies do not usually have the option of seeking the law's protection.
Morozov criticizes the belief that free access to information, combined with new tools of mobilization afforded by blogs and social networks, will lead to the opening of
authoritarian societies and their eventual democratization.
America was born from a desire to establish a new utopia far from the
authoritarian societies of Europe.
Managerial classes have operated in straightforwardly
authoritarian societies, but they flourish best when dealing with a formless mass of individuals, held together by the expectation of material security and by appeals to egalitarian ideals.
In authoritarian societies, this happy state of affairs does not, for obvious reasons, pertain.
Political humor of a different sort emerges in authoritarian societies.
It is the kind of consensus that operates in
authoritarian societies -- the president takes the decisions and the political parties rubber-stamp them in a show of unity.
