Authoritarian Playbook
An analytical framework used in political science and comparative politics to describe the methods authoritarian leaders commonly use to consolidate power. Common elements include attacking independent media and judicial institutions, stigmatizing political opponents, and mobilizing supporters to exert pressure.
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Slotkin believes Trump's actions directly follow the "authoritarian playbook," which she has witnessed unfold in many countries around the world.
The authoritarian playbook is an analytical framework used in political science and comparative politics research to describe the common tactics authoritarian leaders use to consolidate power, with common elements including attacking independent media and judicial institutions, stigmatizing political opponents as "traitors" or "enemies of the state," mobilizing supporters to pressure individuals, and testing institutional red lines.
Scholars caution that the authoritarian playbook framework is used to diagnose trends rather than predict outcomes, and that institutional resilience, civil society and elite choices still affect the extent to which it advances.
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Slotkin believes Trump's actions directly follow the "authoritarian playbook," which she has witnessed unfold in many countries around the world.
50%UnverifiedThe authoritarian playbook is an analytical framework used in political science and comparative politics research to describe the common tactics authoritarian leaders use to consolidate power, with common elements including attacking independent media and judicial institutions, stigmatizing political opponents as "traitors" or "enemies of the state," mobilizing supporters to pressure individuals, and testing institutional red lines.
50%UnverifiedScholars caution that the authoritarian playbook framework is used to diagnose trends rather than predict outcomes, and that institutional resilience, civil society and elite choices still affect the extent to which it advances.
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