PSCI 1024 Chapter Notes - Chapter Nondemocratic Regimes: Nomenklatura, Kleptocracy, Clientelism

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Definitions: nondemocratic regimes (authoritarian): controlled by a small group of individuals who exercise power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public. They typically restrict individual freedom and many (not all) strive to provide social and economic equality. Totalitarianism: a form of nondemocratic rule with a highly centralized state with a strong ideology that seeks to transform and fuse the various institutions of society. Totalitarianism regimes are typically violent and eliminate anyone who dissents (ex: Typically evolve in poor countries sans a middle class which causes a sharp polarization between the rich and poor. Elites are less willing to share power when they risk losing it. Elites usually control natural resources which prevents widespread industrialization. Populism tends to emerge in societies like such; it destabilizes democratic practices. Definitions: coercion: compelling individuals by threatening harm to their lives or livelihoods. Surveillance: watching the population and punishing those who dissent or criticize.

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