POLSCI 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Authoritarianism, Communist Party Of China, Autocracy

• School: U of M
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 140
• Professor: Gallagher

Document Summary

Catalan regional government held a referendum on independence from spain on sunday, The central government ruled that the vote was unconstitutional and tried to stop the vote. Voters overwhelmingly supported independence amid violence in madrid and other. Will have consequences for many other places in eu. A political system that is hierarchical with political leaders exercising control over their. Leaders are not chosen via popular participation; Political succession is also not determined by regular competitive elections. Repression is often used to elicit compliance. Opposition to the political system is curtailed or completely suppressed. An autocratic regime that uses a totalizing ideology, coercive mobilization of society, and. Totalitarianism almost always requires a large institution, such as a single party, to. Connected to an ideology - fascism, communism. A kind of authoritarian rule that is focused on the wealth and aggrandizement of the ruler. Does not aspire to dominate society or the economy ideologically.