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Pension policy in autocracy: The case of Hungary

Journal of Government and Economics, 2022
This purpose of this paper is to analyze pension policy in an autocracy, using contemporary Hungary as a context. The inefficiencies and unfairness of the current policy can be characterized by tensions: the intra- and intercohort polarization of ...
András Simonovits
exaly   +3 more sources

An analysis of Haji Agha novel [PDF]

Matn/Pizhūhī-i Adabī, 2006
Haji Agha written by Sadegh Hedayet is a novel in Two levels with specific elements which reveals in a particular way the change of Reza Shah's autocracy to a hidden autocracy following his exile.
bagher sadri nia, ebrahim ranjbar
doaj   +1 more source

“The totality of all the forces of Russian life ...” (Ivan Goncharov about strong Russia) [PDF]

Два века русской классики, 2020
In the article, the topic “Ivan Goncharov and Russia” is first developed in terms of the historiosophical ideas of the novelist, as well as within the framework of Sergey Uvarov’s formula: “Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality”.
Vladimir I. Melnik
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En el nombre del pueblo: consolidación autocrática subnacional en Cuba

Revista de Estudios Sociales, 2022
The text analyzes the democraticity of decision-making processes on local level public affairs in Cuba, emphasizing the examination of citizens’ capacities to influence the conditions that sustain decision-making and public debates. The study reveals the
Hans Carrillo Guach
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Logic of Confrontation between “Democracies” and “Autocracies” viewed by European and American Elites [PDF]

Современная Европа, 2022
The article analyses the problem of the conflict between the core and the periphery in the politico-ideological sphere of European countries and the US. The place of China in the neoliberal system and the roles of China and Russia in the strategic vision
D.V. Leushkin, N.G. Samoilov
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The Choice between Democracy and Authoritarian Government in the Minds of Citizens of Post-Communist Countries: Factors and Dynamics

Социологический журнал, 2022
This paper is dedicated to studying the value of democracy and authoritarian government in the political consciousness of citizens of post-communist countries three decades after the democratic transition.
Artyom O. Zemtsov
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Complicity in democratic engagement with autocratic systems

Ethics & Global Politics, 2021
Autocratic control of civil society, including academia, can be extended to democratic societies and institutions in ways that pose threats to liberal-democratic values, such as academic freedom, for example through mechanisms and practices that lead to ...
Eva Pils
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The Crossing of Borders

Problemos, 2022
There are various accounts for the war in Ukraine; this essay is not contesting such accounts but, taking the classical understanding of the war between Sparta and Athens, elucidated by Thucydides, there seems to be a “hidden reason”.
Algis Mickūnas
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Women Opposition Leaders: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Agendas

Politics and Governance, 2023
This thematic issue provides the first comprehensive overview of women opposition leaders and their performance. Setting the stage for a new research agenda, this editorial piece integrates theoretical and empirical insights at the intersection of three ...
Sarah C. Dingler, Ludger Helms, Henriette Müller   +2 more
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Colonial Legacy and the Role of Society in the Creation and Demise of Autocracy in Zambia, 1964–1991

Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2001
This paper explores the origin, growth and demise of autocracy in post-independence Zambia from a macro-historical perspective. It is argued that the underlying dynamic, which gradually turned Zambia into a virtual autocracy after its independence in ...
Bizeck J. Phiri
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