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Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law.
Authoritarian leaders make decisions independently with little or no input from others. [5] They uphold stringent control over their followers by directly regulating rules, methodologies, and actions. [6] Authoritarian leaders construct gaps and build distance between themselves and their followers with the intention of stressing role-distinctions.
Altemeyer's research on authoritarianism has been challenged by psychologist John J. Ray, who questions the sampling methods used and the ability of the RWA Scale to predict authoritarian behavior and provides evidence that the RWA Scale measures conservatism rather than "directiveness", a construct that John J. Ray invented and that he relates ...
Column: In 2024, it's an election between authoritarianism and the uncommitted. Anita Chabria. March 6, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Trump supporters and vaccine opponents protest in front of L.A. City Hall ...
Authoritarian conservatism is a political ideology that seeks to uphold order, tradition and hierarchy, often with forcible suppression of radical and revolutionary enemies such as communists, Nazis, and anarchists. [1] Authoritarian conservative movements and regimes have included Chiangism in China, [2] Metaxism in Greece, [3] and Francoism ...
A benevolent dictatorship is a government in which an authoritarian leader exercises absolute political power over the state but is perceived to do so with regard for the benefit of the population as a whole.
Competitive Authoritarian Regimes (or Competitive Authoritarianism) is a subtype of Authoritarianism and of the wider Hybrid Regime regime type. This regime type was created to encapsulate states that contained formal democratic institutions that rulers viewed as the principal means of obtaining and exercising legitimate political authority ...
On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order designating Christmas Eve as a federal holiday for most employees.