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The 138 pages that link to Authoritarianism, each with the reason it gives.

• CentralizationRelated: Centralized institutions can enable authoritarian control when accountability and pluralism are weak.

• Far-right politicsRelated: Many far-right projects prioritize order and authority over liberal constraints on power.

• RussiaRelated: This framework is commonly used to analyze Russia’s political institutions and constraints on opposition.

• Arab socialismRelated: Many governments implementing Arab socialism paired economic transformation with restricted political pluralism.

• Erich FrommRelated: His analysis links the appeal of authoritarian rule to efforts to escape uncertainty and isolation.

• Resistance movementRelated: Repression and blocked political participation can drive opposition underground.

• Anti-fascismRelated: Anti-fascists resist the concentration of power associated with fascist rule.

• Political extremismRelated: Authoritarian commitments commonly conflict with democratic norms that extremism rejects.

• Mario Vargas LlosaRelated: Dictatorship and institutional coercion drive several of his major novels.

• Philip K. DickRelated: His oppressive regimes make authoritarian control a recurring threat to ordinary life.

• Leopoldo LugonesRelated: His late political positions complicate assessments of the relationship between literary prestige and authoritarian advocacy.

• Denis Sassou NguessoRelated: Political analysts commonly classify Congo’s system under Sassou Nguesso as authoritarian.

• Asian valuesRelated: Critics argue that Asian-values rhetoric can legitimize concentrated authority and limits on dissent.

• Forbes BurnhamRelated: Critics describe Burnham’s rule through its restrictions on opposition and disputed elections.

• Gurbanguly BerdimuhamedowRelated: International assessments characterized his government by concentrated power and severe political restrictions.

• SupervillainRelated: Villainous schemes for absolute rule dramatize the dangers of unchecked authority.

• Carlos Antonio LópezRelated: Constitutional institutions coexisted with López’s extensive control over political life.

• UltranationalismRelated: Ultranationalist rule often treats dissent as disloyalty and justifies concentrated power in national terms.

• Clerical fascismRelated: Its boundary with fascism shapes which religious dictatorships qualify for the label.

• Gualberto VillarroelRelated: Villarroel’s supporters celebrated social reforms, while critics emphasized his government’s coercive rule.

• Political psychologyRelated: Research links threat sensitivity and preferences for order to authoritarian political attitudes.

• Right-wing politicsRelated: Debates ask when right-wing appeals to order become authoritarian rule.

• StatismRelated: Statism can accompany authoritarian rule, but extensive state power does not by itself define every authoritarian system.

• StrasserismRelated: Strasserist calls for revolution did not imply democratic pluralism.

• Third International TheoryRelated: Gaddafi’s rule remained highly centralized despite the system’s claims of direct popular authority.

• Arab WinterRelated: Regimes used coercion and institutional control to reverse or contain revolutionary openings.

• Colour revolutionRelated: The label is frequently applied to movements challenging governments described as authoritarian.

• Neo-fascismRelated: Neo-fascist projects seek strong leadership and constrain opposition.

• ReactionaryRelated: Some restoration projects use concentrated authority to suppress changes they oppose.