About This Book
Authoritarianism (2024) is your guide to non-democratic regimes, whether military, single-party, or personalist political systems. It draws on global examples from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. You’ll discover how such regimes emerge through coups or democratic breakdown, how they stay in power, and under what conditions they give way to democracy.
Who Should Read This?
- Students wishing to grasp the foundational concepts of authoritarianism
- Activists who want an analysis of how authoritarian regimes take hold and collapse
- Concerned citizens hoping to discover the warning signs of eroding democracy
About the Author
James Loxton is a political scientist specializing in authoritarianism, democratization, and comparative politics, with particular expertise in Latin American political systems. His research examines how authoritarian regimes emerge, persist, and transition to democracy, as well as the lasting legacies these regimes leave on subsequent democratic governance.
