… This book applies to the Chinese model the term “pragmatic authoritarianism.” It explains
changes to and the likely future direction of China’s governance model. It compares current …

… many autocracies operate, boundaries that can be quite durable.” 23 With regard to such
“in-… Although pragmatism is, unlike blatant authoritarianism, flexible and non-ideological, it still …

This volume inquires into the working mechanisms, the inner logic, and the durability of
authoritarian rule in Arab countries. Written by leading American, European, and Arab experts, …

… the definitional bone of authoritarianism have been observed, … of different types of authoritarian
states. Ironically, the overall … the society, it has remained “flexible” enough to adapt to the …

… be a prime example of a leader able to exercise such pragmatic–inclusive authoritarianism.
… In this it has shown considerable flexibility. While opposition in Egypt is not necessarily a …

… , however, competitive authoritarian regimes are in fact relatively durable because the very
… finally, the standards for free and fair elections were relatively flexible in these cases. for …

… as durable regimes—they would either gravitate toward full democracy or toward full authoritarian
rule … shades, some of which are more flexible and mutually compatible than others. But …

… popular electoral support for durable democratic institutions. … the parameters within which
the new flexibility operates are … to seize opportunities and bend the flexibility of the system to …

… Asian elites have developed the institution of authoritarianism in their region through the …
recognition to secure authoritarian regimes in the democratic age, to create authoritarian state-…

… which projects of authoritarian environmental governance vary… , from rigidity to constrained
flexibility, and from direct coercion … This pragmatic mode of authoritarian governance involves …