Popular Dictatorships. Crises, Mass Opinion, and the Rise of Electoral Authoritarianism, Hardback/***

An essential guide to electoral authoritarianism-the most widespread, malignant and misunderstood type of dictatorship today-for scholars and students of politics, policymakers and the public. It challenges existing understandings by demonstrating that elected strongmen attract the genuine support of societies beset by turmoil and dysfunction. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Aleksandar (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California) Matovski Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises; 8 Tables, black and white; 26 Line drawings, black and white Number of pages: 316 Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 160 x 234 x 26 Cover type: Hardback