Political Regime Theory: Identifying and Defining Three Archetypes
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12775/18252Keywords
political regime, regime type, typology, democracy, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, anocracy, chaocracy, definitionAbstract
This article aims to clear the field of proliferated terminology by clearly defining what constitutes a political regime and what does not. After a clear definition, the article will advocate a dichotomous and trichotomous division for political regimes. Further it will analyze the defining aspects of democratic, authoritarian and totalitarian regimes and draw clear divisions between these archetypes. Finally the paper proposes some well outlined definitions for each regime type.
Full text: http://bazhum.muzhp.pl/czasopismo/589/?idno=14760
References
Alvarez M., Cheibub J., Limongi F., A. Przeworski, Classifying Political Regimes, “Studies in Comparative International Development” 1996, No. 2
Chan S., Liberalism, Democracy and Development, Cambridge 2004.
Collier R., Collier D., Shaping the Political Arena: Critical Junctures, the Labor Movement, and Regime Dynamics in Latin America, Princeton 1991.
Ekman J., Political Participation and Regime Stability: A Framework for Analyzing Hybrid Regimes, “International Political Science Review” 2009, No. 1.
Fearon J., Laitin D., Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War, “The American Political Science Review” 2003, No. 1.
Fishman R., Rethinking State and Regime: Southern Europe’s Transition to Democracy, “World Politics” 1990, No. 3.
Furman D., The Origins and Elements of Imitation Democracies. Political developments in the post-Soviet space, “Eurozine” 2007, http://www.eurozine.com, first published in The Europe beyond Europe, Outer borders, inner limits, “Osteuropa” 2007, No. 9.
Hegre H., Ellingsen T., Gates S., Gleditsch N., Toward a Democratic Civil Peace? Democracy, Political Change, and Civil War, 1816–1992, “The American Political Science Review” 2001, No. 1.
Helmke G., Levitsky S., Informal Institutions and Comparative Politics: A Research Agenda, “Perspectives on Politics” 2004, No. 4.
Levitsky S., Way L., Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid regimes after the Cold War, Cambridge–New York 2010.
Linz J., Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes, Colorado–London 2000.
Malfliet K., Hoever kan Europa oostwaarts reiken. De Russische factor [How Far East Can Europe Reach. The Russian Factor], Leuven 2008.
Marshall M., Gurr T., Polity IV Index Project 2005, The Center for Systemic Peace, http://www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm.
Regan P., Bell S., Changing Lanes of Stuck in the Middle: Why Are Anocracies More Prone to Civil Wars?, “Political Research Quarterly” 2010, No. 4.
Roeder F., Red Sunset. The Failure of Soviet Politics, Princeton 1993.
Russet B., Hegemony and Democracy [in:] Security and Governance Series, F. Adamson et al. (eds.), London–New York 2011.
Skaaning S., Political Regimes and Their Changes: A Conceptual Framework, “CDDRL Working Papers” 2006, No. 55.
Vreeland J., The Effect of Political Regime on Civil War: Unpacking Anocracy, “The Journal of Conflict Resolution” 2008, No. 3.
Weber M., Wirtschaft und Gesellschaf [Economy and society], Köln 1964.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Stats
Number of views and downloads: 0
Number of citations: 0
