Authoritariansm of the 21st Century: Analysis in the Institutional Purpose Paradigm

This article covers the study of modern authoritarianism in institution-targeted paradigm and describes main trends research: refinement classification measurement authoritarian regimes; analysis factors influencing their stability survival. It considers continuous categorical approaches to political regimes. Authoritarianism is defined as a form organization state orders based on use informal practices order retain power ruling actor (individual or collective) redistribute national resources his interest. also presents new type regimes – neo-authoritarian, where depending current situation tasks governance faced by regime, dominant mechanism either systemic corruption politically motivated coercion alongside permanent manipulation public opinion. The typological presented identifies four categorial groups: monarchies, communist regimes, postcolonial dictatorships neo-authoritarian latter divided into two sub-groups: transformational established result overthrow previous dictatorial reversals; post-Soviet stemming from collapse Soviet Union, same governing social stratum direct legacy party economic nomenklatura. boundaries between are conditional flexible. In situations critical retaining power, full range violence intrinsic dictatorships, while employ wide array methods simulate compliance with requirements demonstrate “softening customs”. suggests topical research trend rule regards historical dynamics, endogenous exogenous caused postindustrial civilizational transit impacting such practices.