The Authoritarian Public Sphere - 9781138210356

Taylor & Francis

The Authoritarian Public SphereLegitimation and Autocratic Power in North Korea, Burma, and China\nAuthor(s): Alexander Dukalskis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138210356, 978-1138210356\nSynopsis\nAuthoritarian regimes craft and disseminate reasons, stories, and explanations for why they are entitled to rule. To shield those legitimating messages from criticism, authoritarian regimes also censor information that they find threatening. While committed opponents of the regime may be violently repressed, this book is about how the authoritarian state keeps the majority of its people quiescent by manipulating the ways in which they talk and think about political processes, the authorities, and political alternatives. \n\nUsing North Korea, Burma (Myanmar) and China as case studies, this book explains how the authoritarian public sphere shapes political discourse in each context. It also examines three domains of p.