Authoritarian Gravity Centers - 9780367442842

Taylor & Francis

Authoritarian Gravity CentersA Cross-Regional Study of Authoritarian Promotion and Diffusion\nAuthor(s): Marianne Kneuer, Thomas Demmelhuber\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367442842, 978-0367442842\nSynopsis\nAutocracies not only resist the global spread of democracy but are sources of autocratic influence and pressure. This book presents a conceptual model to understand, assess, and explain the promotion and diffusion of authoritarian elements.\n\nEmploying a cross-regional approach, leading experts empirically test the concept of authoritarian gravity centers (AGCs), defined as \""regimes that constitute a force of attraction and contagion for countries in geopolitical proximity.\"" With an analysis extending across Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Asia, these AGCs are shown to be effective as active promoters (push) or as neutral sources of attraction (pull). The authors conten.