Table of Contents
Introduction. Dictators and Autocrats: A Global Phenomenon
Klaus Larres
Abstracts: 23 Dictators and Autocrats of Our Times
THE NOTORIOUS THREE
1. Joseph Stalin: Autocrat par excellence (The Soviet Union)
Hiroaki Kuromiya
2. Adolf Hitler: From Democracy to Dictatorship (Germany)
Eric Kurlander
3. Mao Zedong: Communist Party Dictatorship (China)
Covell F. Meyskens
PATHBREAKING AUTOCRATS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
4. Fidel Castro: From Grassroots Dictatorship to Communist Autocracy (Cuba)
Lilian Guerra
5. Augusto Pinochet: The Emergence of One-Man Rule (Chile)
Patricio Silva
6. Robert Mugabe: Ruthless Authoritarian who Preferred Democratic Clothing (Zimbabwe)
Richard Bourne
7. Joseph Kabila: the “Raïs” of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)
Charles Tshimanga-Kashama
8. Hugo Chávez: Was he an Autocrat? (Venezuela)
Gabriel Hetland
9. Lee Kuan Yew: Autocracy, Elections, and Capitalism (Singapore)
Michael Barr
21ST CENTURY AUTOCRATS – THE MAJOR POWERS
10. Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Neo-Patrimonial Façade Democracy (Russia)
Allen J. Lynch
11. Xi Jinping: The Rise of an Authoritarian Leader (China)
Johnny Erling
12. Narendra Modi: Elected Authoritarian (India)
Ian Hall
13. Donald J. Trump: The Authoritarian Style in American Politics (USA)
Klaus Larres
21ST CENTURY AUTOCRATS – OTHER INFLUENTIAL AUTOCRATS
14. Ali Hosseini Khamenei: Routinizing Revolution (Iran)
Kjetil Selvik
15. The Assad Dynasty: Quo Vadis Damascus? (Syria)
Moshe Ma’oz
16. Kim Jong un: Rise to Power and Leadership Style (North Korea)
Rachel M. Lee
17. Abd al Fattah al Sisi: The One and Only Egyptian Dictator (Egypt)
Robert Springborg
18. Prayuth Chan-o-cha: From the Barracks to the Ballot Box (Thailand)
Pasuth Thothaveesansuk
19. Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud: King in All But Name (Saudi Arabia)
Christopher Davidson
20. János Kádár and Viktor Orbán: From Communist to Post-Communist Autocracy (Hungary)
Andras Bozoki
21. Recep Tayyip Erdogan: From “Illiberal Democracy” to Electoral Authoritarianism (Turkey)
Howard Eissenstat
22. Rodrigo Duterte: Macho Populism and Authoritarian Practice (Philippines)
Nicole Curato and Yvan Ysmael Yonaha
23. Jair Bolsonaro: Beyond the Pale, Above the Fray (Brazil)
Andre Pagliarini