Category: Autocracy

Totalitarian leadership leads to the oppression of the weak and minorities. Totalitarianism is a government and political system that forbids all opposition parties (Congleton 112). In addition, it criminalizes individual and group opposition to the state and its claims and exercises an extremely high level of control and regulation over public and private life. Grinin…

Table of Contents Introduction Chinas Authoritarian Governance Conclusion Work Cited Introduction An authoritarian political system is a form of government in which one person or group has absolute power. China is an authoritarian political system because the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controls all aspects of the government and society. Meaning that ordinary citizens have little…

Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism The form of the political power exercised in a state can be used to determine the ideology behind such power. In that regard, the analysis of the legal framework of Singapore and the events of 2009 leads to the conclusion that the form of power is authoritarian. In 2009, several events of…

Difference between nation, state, country, political system and government A nation state is a defined territory occupied by people of a given cultural background. An example of a modern nation state is Portugal. Portugal is a nation state because the Portuguese; which is a distinct cultural group has occupied the defined territory over a long…

Despite the types of relationships people need to develop, governance remains a significant element in organizing communities and making sufficient decisions. Addressing human history and experiences, several forms of government emerged, depending on societies, resources, and other internal and external factors. When ordinary citizens do not govern their countries, it means that one person or…

The worlds history describes numerous authoritarian states that existed at different times and had varied features. Nevertheless, the majority of them suffered from frequent wars initially, which made them implement radical changes to be able to rebuff. One more reason for states to become authoritarian is a constant political pressure that does not provide the…

Since ancient times the humanity has been searching for the most perfect form of the social organization. These forms are changing with the development of the society. All the components of the political system, such as the political parties, the social agencies, the workers associations are significantly affected by the government. At the same time…

An authoritarian personality is one whose attitude is characterized by total submission to ones own authority and administration of that belief through the oppression of their subordinates. An authoritarian person is strict or oppressive towards their subordinates. Canettis crowd and power theory explain how whether schemed or self-deluded, ruling elites had always performed as if…

To begin with, it is necessary to state that both totalitarian and authoritarian regimes might seem to be the same at first. Nevertheless, there are some minor differences that can be seen only after an intensive course of studying these systems (Stewart, Klein, Scmitz, & Schröder, 2016). In general, the regimes mentioned above imply only…

Table of Contents Introduction Government Control Ideal Citizen Conclusion References Introduction The history of totalitarianism in North Korea began in 1948 soon after the end of World War II. Once Japan was out of the picture, the Soviet and United States governments aided in the division of Korea and took control of the North and…