Preaching democracy, rewarding authoritarian rule
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In: Middle East report: MER ; Middle East research and information project, MERIP, Band 33, Heft 1/226, S. 35
ISSN: 0888-0328, 0899-2851
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In: Comparative politics, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 169-185
ISSN: 0010-4159
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In: Survival: global politics and strategy, Band 39, Heft 3, S. 178-179
ISSN: 0039-6338
Gyimah-Boadio reviews 'Negotiating Democracy: Transitions from Authoritarian Rule' by Gretchen Casper and Michelle M. Taylor.
In: Journal of African elections, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 122-136
ISSN: 1609-4700
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In: The Pacific review, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 127-145
ISSN: 0951-2748
Despite the persistence of authoritarian forms of rule, studies of state domination have seen little need to analyse the use of force against citizens. This essay argues that, while state violence is elemental, it is not straightforward. States have a range of repressive tools at their disposal, which they need to deploy rationally and with finesse if they are to consolidate their authoritarian systems. As a step towards problematizing state violence, this essay suggests the concept of calibrated coercion, which represses challengers with minimum political cost. Calibrated coercion is illustrated through an in-depth case study of press controls in Singapore, where one of the world's most successful hegemonic parties has governed continuously for four decades. Behind the stability of the press system, the Singapore government has made fundamental changes to its modes of control, with less frequent recourse to blunter instruments such as newspaper closures or arbitrary arrest. Instead, less visible instruments are increasingly used, with the media's commercial foundations turned against themselves. (Pac Rev/GIGA)
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In: Communication, society, and politics
Propaganda for sale -- Marketized media as instruments of regime stability and change -- Types of newspapers in China -- Boundaries for news reporting on labor law and the United States -- Selection and tone of news stories -- Discursive space in Chinese media -- Media credibility and media branding -- Newspaper consumption -- Media effects on public opinion -- Media citizenship in China -- China and other authoritarian states -- Responsive authoritarianism in Chinese media.
In: Oxford studies in democratization
This volume offers a systematic account of the international dimensions of authoritarianism, identifying both the range of possible international influences and the causal mechanisms through which they promote and protect authoritarianism.
In: International affairs, Band 93, Heft 3, S. 725-727
ISSN: 1468-2346
In: Political communication: an international journal, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 331-336
ISSN: 1091-7675
In: Journal of African elections, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 122-136
ISSN: 1609-4700
In: Journal of elections, public opinion and parties, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 62-77
ISSN: 1745-7297
In: Journal of Chinese political science, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 101-102
ISSN: 1874-6357
In: Journalism & mass communication quarterly: J&MCQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Band 91, Heft 1, S. 204-206
ISSN: 1077-6990
In: OSCE yearbook, Band 18, S. 123-145
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In: Journal of democracy, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 160-170
ISSN: 1045-5736