dictatorship

Examples of dictatorship in the following topics:

• Dictatorship and Totalitarianism

  • Dictatorships govern without consent of the people and in totalitarian dictatorships the power to govern extends to all aspects of life.
  • Nazi Germany may be the most familiar example of a totalitarian dictatorship.
  • Dictatorship and totalitarianism are often associated, but they are actually two separate phenomena.
  • Dictatorship is a form of government in which the ruler has the power to govern without consent of those being governed.
  • Many dictatorships are also totalitarian.

• Types of States

  • Other forms of government include oligarchy and dictatorship or totalitarianism.
  • Brown represents single-party republics, green shows countries where government has been suspended (e.g., military dictatorships), and grey countries do not fit any of the above categories.

• Charismatic Authority

  • In politics, charismatic rule is often found in various authoritarian states, autocracies, dictatorships, and theocracies.

• Least Industrialized Countries

  • LDCs in this region are particularly likely to have authoritarian governments such as dictatorships.

• Types of Governments

  • In most Communist states, governments assert that they represent the democratic dictatorship of the proletariat.