Is there any rationality of autocratization of the regime of a country in political evolution? Developing the »irrational rationality of autocratization« hypothesis. Cover Image

Is there any rationality of autocratization of the regime of a country in political evolution? Developing the »irrational rationality of autocratization« hypothesis.
Is there any rationality of autocratization of the regime of a country in political evolution? Developing the »irrational rationality of autocratization« hypothesis.

Author(s): Fisnik Korenica, Dren Doli
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems
Published by: Group for Legal and Political Studies
Keywords: Autocratization; Rationality; Ancient rationalization of autocracy; Elites-based rationale; People-based rationale; Irrational rationality of autocratization; Brzezinskian western industrialized rationale; functional rationality;
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the rationality of autocratization of the political regime in a country in political evolution, being referred to some general theoretical concepts but also based in some specific cases. The phenomenon of autocratization is the process of democratic reversal or by other means, the denial of a democratizing regime’s existence, whilst the rationality of the latter as a concept intends to explore the reason upon which this process happens. Given that the rationality of a regime should have a rationale-basis, the paper will build two possible grounds where the motive of a regime existence can be found. Initially the paper will survey the theoretical amount of the literature on autocracy and its purposes; in the meantime it will be referred to the cases of Africa, Russia and Belarus, as a way to give some practical account to the phenomenon being researched. Finally we will be arguing that the rationalization of autocratization in fact is an irrational reality.

  • Page Count: 15
  • Publication Year: 2009
  • Language: English