POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Polyarchy, No Freedom, Totalitarianism
21 Jan 2016
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Patrick o"neil: a political system in which a small group of individuals exercise power of the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public . David samuels: non-democracies (methods of selecting and removing leaders: can distinguish between two types, those that are democracies and those aren"t (don"t" have methods of selecting/removing leaders) General characteristics contrast with dahl"s polyarchy model. Syria: only one political party is allowed to participate and another charge of leader ship has to come form within party and regulated by constitution: means for creating legal framework for their authority, legal tools to prevent competition. Limited freedoms: no freedom of association or able to form civil societies, of press, of speech, Syria: ongoing civil war for 3 years, and much for it is levelled against in many countries criticizing the dictator is not permitted. dictatorship that does not permit according to its constitution, the dictator himself.
