PSCI 1024 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Ruhollah Khomeini, United Russia
30 Aug 2016
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Models of authoritarianism: oppressive structures, non accountability of elites, subversion of democratic forms, directed participation. Marxism-leninism: dictatorship of the proletariat, the party as vanguard of the proletariat. Democratic centralism: discipline in the communist party, discussion until decision, obedience afterward. Parallel authorities: a party structure for every government structure. The ideology provides the truth: multiple parties confuse the situation. Reforms: perestroika- restructuring the economy, glasnost- openness to a democracy. Transition from the communist state: national identity, privatization of the economy, creation of political structures. Intensely concerned about what was going to happen. Russians: deeply alienated from politics b, wanted democracy, wished for strong leadership. Xiv: the nomenclature continues often as the new capitalists, with some turnover. Political culture: trust and distrust, social capital, recruitment of the elite, from statism to pluralism e. Xi. relative peace failing economy friendly with the west. 1990: super power b, desire for democracy, desire for capitalism e.
