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Modern dictatorships hold elections. Contrary to our stereotypical views of autocratic politics, dictators often introduce elections with limited manipulation wherein they refrain from employing blatant electoral fraud and pro-regime electoral institutions. Why do such electoral reforms happen in autocracies? Do these elections destabilize autocratic rule? The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box explores how dictators design elections and what consequences those elections have on political order. It argues that strong autocrats who can effectively garner popular support through extensive economic distribution become less dependent on coercive electioneering strategies. When autocrats fail to design elections properly, elections backfire in the form of coups, protests, and the opposition's stunning election victories. The book's theoretical implications are tested on a battery of cross-national analyses with newly collected data on autocratic elections and in-depth comparative case studies of the two Central Asian republics--Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The book's findings suggest that indicators of free and fair elections in dictatorships may not be enough to achieve full-fledged democratization.
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Cette édition numérique a été réalisée à partir d'un support physique, parfois ancien, conservé au sein du dépôt légal de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, conformément à la loi n° 2012-287 du 1er mars 2012 relative à l'exploitation des Livres indisponibles du XXe siècle.
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« Allez donc vivre en Corée du Nord si vous trouvez la France si liberticide ! » Si la démocratie est « le pire des systèmes à l'exception de tous les autres », c'est que cet « Autre » doit être un véritable enfer. Or, qu'en est-il vraiment ? La démocratie serait-elle l'exact opposé de la dictature ? La réalité n'est pas aussi simple. Entre dictature, démocratie illibérale et légalité d'exception, les frontières se brouillent. Aussi rassurante que puisse être la distinction entre un « nous » démocratique et un « Autre » dictatorial, les fondements d'un tel discours résistent mal à l'épreuve des faits. C'est la démonstration offerte par ce livre au travers de la réfutation de vingt idées reçues sur la dictature ayant cours dans les domaines de l'économie, du droit, des relations internationales ou encore de la psychologie. Dévoilant biais et préjugés, l'auteure nous invite ainsi, en miroir, à réfléchir sur « nos » sociétés démocratiques. Politiste et juriste de formation, Eugénie Mérieau est docteure de l'INALCO et enseigne à Sciences Po. Elle est actuellement chercheuse invitée à l'Institut de Droit global à l'Université d'Harvard.
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Modern dictatorships hold elections. Contrary to our stereotypical views of autocratic politics, dictators often introduce elections with limited manipulation wherein they refrain from employing blatant electoral fraud and pro-regime electoral institutions. Why do such electoral reforms happen in autocracies? Do these elections destabilize autocratic rule? The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box explores how dictators design elections and what consequences those elections have on political order. It argues that strong autocrats who can effectively garner popular support through extensive economic distribution become less dependent on coercive electioneering strategies. When autocrats fail to design elections properly, elections backfire in the form of coups, protests, and the opposition's stunning election victories. The book's theoretical implications are tested on a battery of cross-national analyses with newly collected data on autocratic elections and in-depth comparative case studies of the two Central Asian republics--Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The book's findings suggest that indicators of free and fair elections in dictatorships may not be enough to achieve full-fledged democratization.
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"Pendant plus de trente ans, de 1965 à 1997, Mobutu régna d'une main de fer sur le Congo devenu Zaïre. Une dictature souvent féroce, alliant les crimes de sang, la corruption matérielle et morale, ainsi que le pillage éhonté des richesses nationales. Si l'histoire porte sur Mobutu un verdict accablant, l'homme à la toque de léopard n'était pourtant pas un vulgaire tyran : cet ami de l'Occident a joué, pendant la guerre froide, un rôle stratégique de premier plan, promouvant son pays en "rempart du communisme" en Afrique. Arrivé au pouvoir dans le sillage d'une guerre civile impitoyable, il n'eut de cesse de maintenir l'unité, souvent menacée, de son pays. Mais les aléas de l'économie mondiale aggravés par une gestion catastrophique de l'État plongèrent le peuple dans la misère et obligèrent le "roi du Zaïre" à démocratiser à regret son régime. Trop peu, et surtout trop tard pour éviter sa chute shakespearienne. Jean-Pierre Langellier a rencontré à plusieurs reprises ce chef d'État hors norme et en dresse la première biographie complète, de son enfance à son exil au Maroc, où il mourut."--
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Modern dictatorships hold elections. Contrary to our stereotypical views of autocratic politics, dictators often introduce elections with limited manipulation wherein they refrain from employing blatant electoral fraud and pro-regime electoral institutions. Why do such electoral reforms happen in autocracies? Do these elections destabilize autocratic rule? The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box explores how dictators design elections and what consequences those elections have on political order. It argues that strong autocrats who can effectively garner popular support through extensive economic distribution become less dependent on coercive electioneering strategies. When autocrats fail to design elections properly, elections backfire in the form of coups, protests, and the opposition's stunning election victories. The book's theoretical implications are tested on a battery of cross-national analyses with newly collected data on autocratic elections and in-depth comparative case studies of the two Central Asian republics--Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The book's findings suggest that indicators of free and fair elections in dictatorships may not be enough to achieve full-fledged democratization.
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The 21st century has seen a resurgence of authoritarian rule that often replicates past totalitarian systems, but is more refined and nuanced in its strategies of repression and exploitation. Entertainment, media, international travel, and prosperity create the appearance of flourishing individual freedoms while our lives and thoughts are increasingly monitored and manipulated. This disturbing trend raises the question of what exactly is meant by tyranny in its contemporary forms.In Tyranny Lessons, international writers from a dozen countries in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas address these challenges as only literary writing can: through the perspective of lived experiences, imagined futures, andpersonal struggles.Tyranny Lessons also features the photography of Danny Lyon, the first photographer of the Student Non-violentCoordinating Committee, whose work documented the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.
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