Illuminates the condensation of authoritarian rule in crisis around the globe.

Crises reveal the fragility of political order and challenge the powerful. How do authoritarian regimes deal with this? In many cases, they aim to achieve two contradictory goals simultaneously preserving stability amidst crisis and reviving their political order via crisis. What are authoritarian strengths and weaknesses in coping with crisis compared to democratic regimes? What can explain their adaptability and persistence? This volume aims to assemble a broad variety of perspectives. Deriving questions from political science, history, literature studies, sociology, and area studies, the authors examine present and past regimes in Africa, East and Central Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, and Latin America. These case studies illuminate the condensation of authoritarian rule in crisis.


About the Author
Joerg Baberowski is professor of East European history at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin. Martin Wagner is a research fellow and PhD candidate at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin.



Book Information
ISBN 9783593514949
Author Joerg Baberowski
Format Paperback
Page Count 376
Imprint Campus Verlag
Publisher Campus Verlag
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 25mm