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Charakteristika der staatlichen Einbindung von Eliten und Bevölkerung in Ideokratien
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Abstract "This paper shows that ideocracies, especially communist ideocracies, have a specific pattern of cooptation and incorporation of elites and ordinary citizens, which is different from all other political regime types. Ideocracies dominate society through and through by a net of measures that make the... view more
"This paper shows that ideocracies, especially communist ideocracies, have a specific pattern of cooptation and incorporation of elites and ordinary citizens, which is different from all other political regime types. Ideocracies dominate society through and through by a net of measures that make the citizens materially dependent on the state, from which the individual citizen cannot escape. The strong concentration of the distribution of goods and positions in the hands of the ideocratic state goes hand in glove with the great power to repress non - co - opted people. However, there are trade - offs in the ideocratic pattern of cooptation. The tendency of ideocracies to infantilize its citizens, may provoke reluctance even among otherwise politically indifferent citizens. Nevertheless, despite the trade - offs, the specific pattern of cooptation and incorporation of citizens and elites might help to explain why communist ideocracies were very durable in comparison to other types of political regimes." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
communism; ideology; totalitarianism; elite; population; repression; legitimacy; faith; loyalty; Nazism; fascism; guarantee of domination; power politics; regime; political elite; mass movement; exclusion; German Democratic Republic (GDR); historical development
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
General History
Method
historical
Document language
German
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 57-82
Journal
Totalitarismus und Demokratie, 9 (2012) 1
Issue topic
Ideokratien im Vergleich : Legitimation, Kooptation, Repression / Ideocracies in comparison : legitimation, cooptation, repression
ISSN
1612-9008
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications