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What is an autocratic government?
What defines an autocratic government? This entry maps the hallmarks set out across positions — expanding executive power, repressing dissent, controlling information, stoking populism, crippling opposition, manipulating elections, and invoking emergencies.
Position 1 of 8
Read this position →Extending executive power
Position 2 of 8
Read this position →Repressing dissent and citizen efforts to hold government accountable
Position 3 of 8
Read this position →Capturing elite support and then demonizing them too
Position 4 of 8
Read this position →Appealing to populism and nationalism
Position 5 of 8
Read this position →Controling information at home; misinforming abroad
Position 6 of 8
Read this position →Crippling the opposition
Position 7 of 8
Read this position →Covert election manipulation
Position 8 of 8
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