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Author : Charles Dunst
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-02-02
Defeating The Dictators written by Charles Dunst and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-02 with Political Science categories.
' Charles Dunst's deeply researched, timely and powerful book offers a blueprint for how democracies should fight back.' - Sir Kim Darroch 'Remarkable. A thoughtful and perceptive book.' - Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MP The world is currently experiencing the lowest levels of democracy we have seen in over thirty years. Autocracy is on the rise, and while the cost of autocracy seems evident, it nevertheless remains an attractive option to many. While leaders like Viktor Orbán disrupt democratic foundations from within, autocrats like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin do so from abroad, eroding democratic institutions and values and imperilling democracies that appear increasingly fragile. There are even those who, disillusioned with the current institutions in place, increasingly think authoritarianism can deliver them a better life than democracy has or could. They're wrong. Autocracy is not the solution - better democracy is. But we have to make the case for it. We have to combat institutional rot by learning from one another, and, at times, from our rivals. And we have to get our own houses in order. Only then can we effectively stand up for democratic values around the world and defeat the dictators.
Defeating Dictators
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Author : George B.N. Ayittey
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2011-11-08
Defeating Dictators written by George B.N. Ayittey and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-08 with Political Science categories.
Despite billions of dollars of aid and the best efforts of the international community to improve economies and bolster democracy across Africa, violent dictatorships persist. As a result, millions have died, economies are in shambles, and whole states are on the brink of collapse. Political observers and policymakers are starting to believe that economic aid is not the key to saving Africa. So what does the continent need to do to throw off the shackles of militant rule? African policy expert George Ayittey argues that before Africa can prosper, she must be free. Taking a hard look at the fight against dictatorships around the world, from Ukraine's orange revolution in 2004 to Iran's Green Revolution last year, he examines what strategies worked in the struggle to establish democracy through revolution. Ayittey also offers strategies for the West to help Africa in her quest for freedom, including smarter sanctions and establishing fellowships for African students.
Defeating Authoritarian Leaders In Postcommunist Countries
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Author : Valerie J. Bunce
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-06-30
Defeating Authoritarian Leaders In Postcommunist Countries written by Valerie J. Bunce and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-30 with Philosophy categories.
From 1998 to 2005, six elections took place in postcommunist Europe that had the surprising outcome of empowering the opposition and defeating authoritarian incumbents or their designated successors. Valerie J. Bunce and Sharon L. Wolchik compare these unexpected electoral breakthroughs. They draw three conclusions. First, the opposition was victorious because of the hard and creative work of a transnational network composed of local opposition and civil society groups, members of the international democracy assistance community and graduates of successful electoral challenges to authoritarian rule in other countries. Second, the remarkable run of these upset elections reflected the ability of this network to diffuse an ensemble of innovative electoral strategies across state boundaries. Finally, elections can serve as a powerful mechanism for democratic change. This is especially the case when civil society is strong, the transfer of political power is through constitutional means, and opposition leaders win with small mandates.
Strongman
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Author : Kenneth C. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2020-10-06
Strongman written by Kenneth C. Davis and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-06 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
From the bestselling author of the Don’t Know Much About® books comes a dramatic account of the origins of democracy, the history of authoritarianism, and the reigns of five of history's deadliest dictators. A Washington Post Best Book of the Year!A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year! A YALSA 2021 Nonfiction Award Nominee! What makes a country fall to a dictator? How do authoritarian leaders—strongmen—capable of killing millions acquire their power? How are they able to defeat the ideal of democracy? And what can we do to make sure it doesn’t happen again? By profiling five of the most notoriously ruthless dictators in history—Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein—Kenneth C. Davis seeks to answer these questions, examining the forces in these strongmen’s personal lives and historical periods that shaped the leaders they’d become. Meticulously researched and complete with photographs, Strongman provides insight into the lives of five leaders who callously transformed the world and serves as an invaluable resource in an era when democracy itself seems in peril. * "A fascinating, highly readable portrayal of infamous men that provides urgent lessons for democracy now." —Publishers Weekly, starred review "Strongman is a book that is both deeply researched and deeply felt, both an alarming warning and a galvanizing call to action, both daunting and necessary to read and discuss." —Cynthia Levinson, author of Fault Lines in the Constitution
The Dictator S Handbook
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Author : Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2011-09-27
The Dictator S Handbook written by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-27 with Political Science categories.
A groundbreaking new theory of the real rules of politics: leaders do whatever keeps them in power, regardless of the national interest. As featured on the viral video Rules for Rulers, which has been viewed over 3 million times. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith's canonical book on political science turned conventional wisdom on its head. They started from a single assertion: Leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don't care about the "national interest"-or even their subjects-unless they have to. This clever and accessible book shows that democracy is essentially just a convenient fiction. Governments do not differ in kind but only in the number of essential supporters, or backs that need scratching. The size of this group determines almost everything about politics: what leaders can get away with, and the quality of life or misery under them. The picture the authors paint is not pretty. But it just may be the truth, which is a good starting point for anyone seeking to improve human governance.
Economic Origins Of Dictatorship And Democracy
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Author : Daron Acemoglu
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006
Economic Origins Of Dictatorship And Democracy written by Daron Acemoglu and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Thus democracy is preferred by the majority of citizens, but opposed by elites. Dictatorship nevertheless is not stable when citizens can threaten social disorder and revolution. In response, when the costs of repression are sufficiently high and promises of concessions are not credible, elites may be forced to create democracy. By democratizing, elites credibly transfer political power to the citizens, ensuring social stability. Democracy consolidates when elites do not have strong incentive to overthrow it. These processes depend on (1) the strength of civil society, (2) the structure of political institutions, (3) the nature of political and economic crises, (4) the level of economic inequality, (5) the structure of the economy, and (6) the form and extent of globalization.
How To Defeat Dictatorship
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Author : Sucre M.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-10-24
How To Defeat Dictatorship written by Sucre M. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-24 with categories.
DEMOCRACY HAS SUFFERED A STEADY DECLINE five consecutive years in a row. In its 2011 annual report, Freedom House describes this as a continuing freedom recession. It suggests that conventional ways of fighting dictators are not working and that a re-evaluation is imperative. Despots are gaining the upper hand; they have learned new tricks and honed their skills to beat back the democratic challenge. The purpose of this book is not to present a catalog of grotesque atrocities and scandalous human rights violations that despots around the world perpetrate against their own people. The singular purpose is to advance the cause of liberty. There are millions of people in Africa, Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and South America who still labor under the yoke of tyranny and who yearn to be free. This book seeks to help liberate them. It may seem like a formidable and impossible task that is strewn with obstacles. But it depends upon the way the problem dictatorship is viewed and tackled. In the past, and even conventionally, much effort, money, and time have been spent to reason with, persuade, cajole, or bribe dictators, or even threaten them with sanctions. Western governments have spent billions in this effort to no or little avail. A new way of thinking or a different approach is imperative. Leave the dictators alone for now. They are stone-deaf and impervious to reason. Railing daily about their abuses of human rights, acts of brutality, and violence will not alone bring about change. It is time to think about the other side, the opposition, the pro-democracy activists and reformers. That is the focus of this book.
The School For Dictators
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Author : Ignazio Silone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1938
The School For Dictators written by Ignazio Silone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with Dictators categories.
Delusions Of A Dictator
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Author : William C. Rempel
language : en
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Release Date : 1993
Delusions Of A Dictator written by William C. Rempel and has been published by Little Brown & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Political Science categories.
Drawing on entries from Ferdinand Marcos's secret daily journals, a journalist explores the mind of the dictator, from the height of his power in the late 1960s, through his growing unpopularity and intrigues, to his final collapse.
Dictators At War And Peace
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Author : Jessica L. P. Weeks
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-08
Dictators At War And Peace written by Jessica L. P. Weeks and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-08 with Political Science categories.
Why do some autocratic leaders pursue aggressive or expansionist foreign policies, while others are much more cautious in their use of military force? The first book to focus systematically on the foreign policy of different types of authoritarian regimes, Dictators at War and Peace breaks new ground in our understanding of the international behavior of dictators. Jessica L. P. Weeks explains why certain kinds of regimes are less likely to resort to war than others, why some are more likely to win the wars they start, and why some authoritarian leaders face domestic punishment for foreign policy failures whereas others can weather all but the most serious military defeat. Using novel cross-national data, Weeks looks at various nondemocratic regimes, including those of Saddam Hussein and Joseph Stalin; the Argentine junta at the time of the Falklands War, the military government in Japan before and during World War II, and the North Vietnamese communist regime. She finds that the differences in the conflict behavior of distinct kinds of autocracies are as great as those between democracies and dictatorships. Indeed, some types of autocracies are no more belligerent or reckless than democracies, casting doubt on the common view that democracies are more selective about war than autocracies.