Oppression and violence are often cited as the pivotal aspects of modern dictatorships, but it is the collusion of large majorities that enable these regimes to

This book offers a fresh and original approach to the study of one of the dominant features of the twentieth century. Adopting a truly global approach to the re

Mass Dictatorship and Modernity is the second volume in the 'Mass Dictatorship' series. A transnational, academic research venture, it interrogates mass dictato

Electoral autocracies – regimes that adopt democratic institutions but subvert them to rule as dictatorships – have become the most widespread, resilient an

Examining constitutional rules and power-sharing in Africa reveals how some dictatorships become institutionalized, rule-based systems.