A Return to the Iron Fist

Explicit Rejection of Democratic Standards Just as disturbing as the statistical decline was the open disdain for democratic standards that colored the words and actions of autocratic governments during the year. [...]recently, most authoritarian regimes claimed to respect international agreements a...

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Published in:Journal of democracy 2015-04, Vol.26 (2), p.122-138
Main Author: Puddington, Arch
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Democracy
Political activism
Politics
Terrorism
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Summary:Explicit Rejection of Democratic Standards Just as disturbing as the statistical decline was the open disdain for democratic standards that colored the words and actions of autocratic governments during the year. [...]recently, most authoritarian regimes claimed to respect international agreements and paid lip service to the norms of competitive elections and human rights. [...]the campaign has been compromised by an intensified crackdown on grassroots anticorruption activists and other elements of civil society, including a series of politically motivated convictions.
ISSN:1045-5736
1086-3214
1086-3214
DOI:10.1353/jod.2015.0033