Personalist Rule in Africa and Other World Regions

This book presents an innovative model linking democratization, development, and conflict studies to explain personalist behavior and their violent transitions. By integrating decades of specialist literature from various subfields of political science, the book models personalist behavior, its impact on the states they govern, and their future transitions. It identifies the mechanics of how personalist regimes establish vicious circles of personalism and explains how they end up again in authoritarianism or in new personalist tyrannies after their demise.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 324 pages
\n Publication date: 15 April 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This groundbreaking book offers a novel model that seamlessly connects insights from democratization, development, and conflict studies to shed light on personalist behavior and their violent transitions. Drawing from extensive case studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa, the author meticulously maps and predicts regime transitions, providing valuable examples of how states can break free from the vicious cycles of conflict and tyranny. By integrating decades of specialized literature from various subfields of political science, the book develops a comprehensive model that captures the essence of personalist behavior, its profound impact on the states they govern, and the potential pathways toward future transitions. By systematizing regime behavior, the model identifies the mechanisms that perpetuate personalist regimes, elucidating how they establish vicious circles of personalism and ultimately relapse into authoritarianism or emerge as new personalist tyrannies after their demise. This insightful book holds immense value for scholars and students engaged in the study of African politics, democratization and democratic consolidation, authoritarian rule, political science, comparative politics, area studies, political leadership, peace and conflict studies, and development studies. Its comprehensive approach and rich empirical evidence provide valuable insights into the complex dynamics of political systems and the challenges faced by societies in transition.

\n Weight: 658g\n
Dimension: 163 x 242 x 25 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367510954\n \n