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Podcast: The Cosmopolitan
Episode: Understanding Authoritarianism: Deepening Autocratization, Dynamic Dictatorships, and China
Description: Podcast: New Books in Political Science (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Understanding Authoritarianism: Deepening Autocratization, Dynamic Dictatorships, and ChinaPub date: 2022-02-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAuthoritarian regimes have often been discussed in contrast to democratic governments and defined in terms of what they lack--namely, democratic features. Dr. Elina Sinkkonen highlights the need for a new method of conceptualizing authoritarian regimes on their own terms, by including variables like personalization, centralization, and state control over economic assets. Focusing on these factors all...