Why Do Autocrats Need Elections? Political Science about the Role of Elections in Authoritarianism

Relatively recently, students of authoritarianism have not paid much attention to institutions. It was believed that since authoritarian rule is generally an arbitrariness, its institutionalism is not really important. Modern approach, however, is that institutions in authoritarian regimes are no le...

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Main Author: Yu. S. Medvedev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jurist, Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Sravnitelʹnaâ Politika
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Online Access:https://www.comparativepolitics.org/jour/article/view/1249