POL-UA 540 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Polyarchy, Oligarchy, Totalitarianism
26 Oct 2016
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This can be shown by robert dhal"s conceptualization of regimes. Competitive oligarchy (only a few people can participate in elections, but difference of views are permitted) Inclusive hegemonies (all can participate, but only one candidate is available to vote for) Most regimes fall in the intersection of all four there is a big grey zone in the middle. Usually regimes that end in polyarchy start in closed hegemonies, transition to competitive oligarchies, then to polyarchies. In the current middle east, regimes typically go from closed hegemony to inclusive hegemonies. Only three countries don"t have full suffrage and national legislative elections in the. A bunch have elections, but elections aren"t the only currency of power. Less also make it so incumbents can lose elections or so winners can make and run governments. Does have elections which are the only political currency, but incumbents can"t lose elections. Was moving towards polyarchy, but the prime minister"s powers are very limited by the military.
