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Do authoritarian regimes rely more on legitimacy or authority?
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Is Federalism more common in authoritarian regimes?
yes
Why legitimacy is important?
Legitimacy is important because it provides the basis for authority and power within a society or organization. When a leader or government is seen as legitimate by the people, they are more likely to be accepted, obeyed, and supported. Without legitimacy, there is a risk of social unrest, resistance to authority, and challenges to stability.
How power is legalised?
Typically, legitimacy is explained in terms of the way authority arises, and, in classical state theory comes in three flavors - charismatic authority (where the leader imposes himself through his/her personal image and personal power of persuasion, as in most dictatorships), traditional authority (where the leader is established on tradition, typically through heredity, such as in a trybe) and rational/legalistic authority (where legitimacy derives from rules and norms, agreed by the people through such a mechanism called a social contract such as in a democracy). For more details, read Max Weber's definitions and explanations on power and how it is structured.
What are similarities between democratic and authoritarian governments?
Authority is also power. It is power that is gained by a person in a hierarchy when it is delegated to him by his superior. Power is a more general concept and a person can have power due to various bases or foundations. A rich man has power due to his money.
How did noble men behave in medieval times?
In this time men had unquestioned authority and sometimes the power of life and death. Wealthy families tended to be more authoritarian than poor ones. Age differences between husband and wives were also significant, husbands were several years older than the wives and they had more authority.
Why does political analyst Max Weber focus his studies on legitimate regimes?
Max Weber believes that his focus on legitimate regimes is vital as opposed to the study of illegitimate ones. He believes that 99% of all regimes, manage in one way or another to fit their powers of authority in his three basic categories of tradition, personal qualities and legality. Dictatorships as example use their power over the media and the elimination of opposing parties via force and thus connive themselves into authority by "fooling" the people. And, as generations pass, it becomes a tradition. Cuba is a perfect example. For more than several generations, new born Cubans are in fact born with the tradition of the Castro brothers.
What do you mean by Authoritarian?
Authoritarian is more of a dictatorial type of leadership. Power is bestowed on one person who controls all the polices and decisions with very little input from the subjects being led.
What if BOTH parents are authoritarian?
They can be too severe on their children and it does more harm than good.
What is the difference between authoritarian and totalitarian?
An authoritarian regime is a system where power is concentrated in the hands of a non-elected or pseudo-elected elite/bureaucracy acting discretionary and with no or little regards for rule of law or individual rights of any kind. In an authoritarian regime, ideology is not a main driving force of society (even if it is present), and while freedom is severely curtailed, some limited arenas of expression typically survive. Examples of authoritarian regimes: Tunisia, Egypt, Russia, Kazakhstan, Burma...A totalitarian regime is a system where power and society are subsumed to an ideology. The state tries to control and regulate all the actions (and thoughts) of its citizens in accordance to that ideology, eliminating anybody who is against it. The power of the state over its citizens becomes total, as does the power of ideology. Examples of totalitarian regimes: USSR (between the 1920s and the early 1980s, but especially in the 1930s and 1940s, with communism as their main ideology), Nazi Germany (following fascism and national-socialism), Italy in the 1920s and 1930s (following fascism), North Korea (with juche communism as their main ideology).
Does a game warden have more authority then the president?
A game warden does not have more authority than the president. The president is the highest authority in a country.
What describes authority and hierarchical patterns within a group?
Authority refers to the legitimacy and power individuals possess within a group to make decisions and enforce control over others. Hierarchical patterns within a group refer to the organization of individuals in a structured, vertical order based on different levels of authority and responsibility. A hierarchical pattern typically ensures that authority is concentrated at higher levels and flows downwards, with higher-ranking individuals having more decision-making power and oversight over lower-ranking individuals.
What are many nations changing from authoritarian rule to a more democratic form of government?
Because in some of those nations where the changes are happening, people are putting pressure on the authoritarian government to step down. For example the wave of protests that happend early this year in countries such as Egypt, Tunisia and now Libya, respectively. In most cases there are vast divisions between the rich and poor and that causes people to revolt. I also think other democratic countries put pressure on the authoritarian regimes to adopt democratic principles. For example there are certain requirements that a country needs to satisfy to get a help from the World Bank and/or IMF, and these requirements are mostly just asking the country to be democratic. that is my best shot.hope you find it useful.
