Abstract
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Authoritarian consolidation is conceptualised as a deliberate state project to improve a regime's capabilities for governing society. It is hypothesised that the durability of an authoritarian regime increases to the extent that regime elites manage to substitute coercion for governing by organisation, regulation and the management of discourses. This provides them with a broader - and less costly - range of options to address social problems and regime challenges than merely intimidating or cracking down on opponents.
Authoritarian consolidation is conceptualised as a deliberate state project to improve a regime's capabilities for governing society. It is hypothesised that the durability of an authoritarian regime increases to the extent that regime elites manage to substitute coercion for governing by organisation, regulation and the management of discourses. This provides them with a broader - and less costly - range of options to address social problems and regime challenges than merely intimidating or cracking down on opponents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 176-190 |
| Journal | European Political Science |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Other Social Sciences
Free keywords
- authoritarian consolidation
- government effectiveness
- state infrastructural power
- political terror