Authoritarian Diffusion and Cooperation: Interests vs. Ideology Contributor(s): Bank, André (Editor), Weyland, Kurt (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138322334 ISBN-13: 9781138322332 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Authorship - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Series: Democratization Special Issues |
Physical Information: 128 pages |
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Publisher Description: To shed light on the global reassertion of authoritarianism in recent years, this volume analyses transnational diffusion and international cooperation among non-democratic regimes. How and with what effect do authoritarian regimes learn from each other? For what purpose and how successfully do they cooperate? The volume highlights that present-day autocrats pursue mainly pragmatic interests, rather than ideological missions. Consequently, the connections among authoritarian regimes have primarily defensive purposes, especially insulation against democracy promotion by the West. As a result, the authors do not foresee a major recession of democracy, as occurred with the rise of fascism during the interwar years. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of Democratization. |