Dictatorship and Information: Authoritarian Regime Resilience in Communist Europe and China

In Dictatorship and Information, Martin K. Dimitrov offers a systematic theory of the institutional solutions to the dictator's dilemma, which arises from the incapacity to calibrate repression and concessions due to distorted information about elite and popular discontent. Dimitrov argues that...

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Beteilige Person: Dimitrov, Martin K. 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2023]
Ausgabe:First edition
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197672921.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197672921.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:In Dictatorship and Information, Martin K. Dimitrov offers a systematic theory of the institutional solutions to the dictator's dilemma, which arises from the incapacity to calibrate repression and concessions due to distorted information about elite and popular discontent. Dimitrov argues that communist regimes are especially adept at developing sophisticated systems that mobilize the party, State Security, and internal journalism to assess levels of dissent. Drawing from a rich base of evidence across multiple communist regimes and nearly 100 interviews, Dimitrov reshapes our understanding of how autocrats learn--or fail to learn--about the societies they rule, and how they maintain--or lose--power
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 470 Seiten) llustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:9780197672969
9780197672952
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197672921.001.0001