Politics Theory Other Excerpt - What happened to China's new Tiananmen moment? w/ Jane Hayward
Dec 23, 2022
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Authoritarian Regime Stability
- The prevalent liberal narrative suggests authoritarian regimes are unsustainable and destined to fail.
- However, this perspective is challenged by the resilience of certain regimes like China's.
Authoritarian Resilience Studies
- The field of "authoritarian resilience" studies why the Chinese Communist Party has lasted so long.
- This field's underlying assumption is that the Party should have already collapsed.
Capitalism and Regime Stability
- Viewing regimes through a capitalist lens, rather than solely authoritarian vs. democratic, offers a different understanding.
- As long as the capitalist system functions and key groups are kept content, regime stability can be maintained.