A VIA DEMOCRÁTICA AO AUTORITARISMO

Authors

  • Paulo César Nascimento Universidade de Brasília

Keywords:

democracy. autoritarian regimes. voting.

Abstract

This article reviews the theories of Aristotle, Tocqueville and Hannah Arendt with respect to some elements of democracy such as the pursue of egalitarianism and the reliance on the will of the majority that can lead to despotism. On the basis of post-communist Russia’s transition to democracy and Venezuela’s political system under the presidency of Hugo Chavez, the article shows the importance of those thinker’s insights to understand current authoritarian regimes which rely on popular vote.

 

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Author Biography

Paulo César Nascimento, Universidade de Brasília

Professor Adjunto da UnB, DF, Brasil

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Published

2018-12-05

How to Cite

Nascimento, P. C. (2018). A VIA DEMOCRÁTICA AO AUTORITARISMO. Journal of Study and Research on the Americas, 7(1), 108–115. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/repam/article/view/19967

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Seção Temática

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