The sultan is not a tutelary power that stands over, interferes or participates in the governance of the regular political systemit is the political system itself. Combining structural and voluntarist perspectives richard snyder 4. Democracy, arbitrary rule and the popular movement of iran, third impression, tehran. Specifically, the thesis engages with two theories of sultanistic regimes advanced in 1990 by h. Chehabi and linz argue that sultanistic regimes do not offer favorable transitions to democracy, no matter what the person in. A study of government in the republic of turkmenistan, 19922006. The relatively short section on sultanistic regimes in the original ars wanted to ditch the concept of totalitarianism as politically tainted. Regimes autoritarios, in guillermo odonnell, juan j. Jun 14, 2016 specifically, the thesis engages with two theories of sultanistic regimes advanced in 1990 by h.
Very indispensability works against a smooth transfer of power sultanistic regimes as juan linz describes them are authoritarian regimes based on personal ideology and personal favor to maintain the autocrat in power there is little ideological basis for the rule except personal powerh e chehabi and juan j linz eds sultanistic regimes baltimore. May 12, 2015 create your citations, reference lists and bibliographies automatically using the apa, mla, chicago, or harvard referencing styles. Linz and chehabi 1998 as well as individualregime studies such as conquest 1968, gregory 2004, monte. Johns hopkins university press, 1998 steven levitsky and lucan way, the evolution of. Combining structural and voluntarist approaches, in h. Tyranny and mental health british medical bulletin. Sultanistic regimes, as juan linz describes them, are authoritarian regimes based on personal ideology and personal favor to maintain the autocrat in power. Chehabi publisher sultanistic regimes, as juan linz describes them, are authoritarian regimes based on personal ideology and personal favor to maintain the autocrat in power. Cuba essay history bibliographies cite this for me. Chehabi and linz the contributors to sultanistic regimes examine the rise and fall of this type of government.
Brazil 1973 and peru 1978 wynot 1974 on poland lieven 1973 outcome of the great depression it was one of the possible fruits of. Personal rule, neopatrimonialism, and regime typologies. So much has happened both intellectually and on the political scene that there is the temptation to rewrite, extend, and add to the original text. Sultanistic regimes johns hopkins university press books. Further reflections on totalitarian and authoritarian regimes facing the prospect of the publication of a study written twentyfive years ago, inevitably i feel ambivalent. Juan linz, the virtues of parliamentarism, in diamond and. It is clear that what they mean by sultanistic and what goodwin means by patri monial are essentially the same, since the two books use these terms.
In such regimes, the main problem for an autocrat might not be. Chehabi and linz also distinguish sultanistic regimes from totalitarian systems that are guided by a mobilizing ideology that seeks support both within and beyond the states borders. Volume 32, issue 3 rosario espinal a1 available formats pdf please select a format to send. The remnant five regimes currently ruled by the founders sons also display identifiable tendencies of institutional deroutinization or debilitated dictatorship, providing grounds for future testing. Musaddiq and the struggle for power in iran, translated by farzaneh taheri, second edition, tehran. Sultanistic regimes, as juan linz describes them, are authoritarian re.
Linz containing three theoretical chapters and studies of the philippines, iran, nicaragua, cuba, the dominican republic, and haiti. It emphasizes the personalistic, lawless, nonideological type of authoritarian rule. Causal depth or shallowness in rival explanations, 1999 apsa paper. Further reflections on totalitarian and authoritarian regimes. However, they could not expect their prophecy to be so promptly selffulfilling. Introduction to comparative politics professor meguid office.
More particularly, it seeks to answer the puzzle of why\ud the regime of president saparmurat niyazov turkmenbashi, in the central asian republic of\ud turkmenistan, has paradoxically proven to be one of the regions most stable states between\ud 1992 and 2006. He has published two books, iranian politics and religious modernism. The new political relations, largely based on the conducators charisma, were likened to various other dictatorial regimes of the 20th century, and included by houchang esfandiar chehabi and juan jose linz among the various sultanistic regimes the title itself has drawn comparisons with other ones created by dictatorial leaders for. The research findings demonstrate that, while the essential insights of the theories remain valid, they require careful revision and refinement if they are to successfully incorporate postcommunist regimes into their. It emphasizes the personalistic, lawless, nonideological type of authoritarian rule the author calls the sultanistic regime. Chehabi and juan linz, sultanistic regimes baltimore. This volume of essays studies important sultantistic regimes in the domanican republic, cuba, haiti, iran, and the philippines. Part one contains two comparative essays, which discuss common characteristics of sultanistic regimes, compare them to totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, and trace common patterns for these regimes rise and fall. Totalitarian rulers follow their ideological mission, while sultanis tic leaders seek personal enrichment through the capricious abuse of power. Johns hopkins university press, 1998 steven levitsky and lucan way, the evolution of postsoviet competitive. Chehabi and linzs sultanistic regimes builds on transition studies while addressing the institutions of arbitrary and personalistic authoritarianism. This is why sultanistic regimes are weakly institutionalized. Genesis and demise of sultanistic regimes, in chehabi, h.
The reason for the dynasticism of sultanistic regimes is that rulers eventually trust only their kith and kin. The research findings demonstrate that, while the essential insights of the theories\ud remain valid, they require. Politics under authoritarianism spring 20 2 course materials there are three required textbooks for this class. Tyranny and mental health british medical bulletin oxford. London wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Oil income and the personalization of autocratic politics. Nondemocratic rule, in sultanistic regimes 3, 11 h. Create your citations, reference lists and bibliographies automatically using the apa, mla, chicago, or harvard referencing styles.
Sultanistic regimes 9, 10 take the exploitative process a step further, causing partial subversion of sectors of civil society and the economy and thus eroding, corrupting and personalizing certain state institutions to better serve the interests of the ruling elite. Popular discontent, revolution, and democratization in. First, regime patterns of power allocation and state overlap or meld. In sultanistic regimes, they predicted that sultanisms reemergence should not be ruled out. It is clear that what they mean by sultanistic and what goodwin means by patri monial are essentially the. Sultanistic regimes, as juan linz describes them, are authoritarian regimes based on personal ideology and. According to chehabi and linz, sultanistic regimes or, in their modern form, neosultanistic regimes share the following characteristics, albeit in different combi nations and to different degrees. Democracy, on the other hand, is also characterized by ideologies, but. In chehabi, he and linz, jj eds, sultanistic regimes. Sandbrook, politics of africas economic stagnation. Handbook essay has been expanded by houchang chehabi and myself by the cold war these scholars emphasized the positive.
Alongside the effects on regime change, personal rule is associated with a set of negative economic outcomes, high levels of corruption, and poor governance. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The lack of a uniting programmatic purpose, moreover, often leads sultanist rulers, such as ferdinand marcos, to fabricate an ideology as. Hereditary succession in modern autocracies, world politics, vol. Linz originally a chapter in the handbook of political science, this analysis develops the fundamental destinction between totalitarian and authoritarian systems. Second, legalrational norms are discarded or distorted, and no seri. Houchang chehabi has taught at harvard and has been a visiting professor at the university of st. Linz sultanistic regimes, as juan linz describes them, are authoritarian regimes based on personal ideology and personal favor to maintain the autocrat in power. Linz devoted a special volume to sultanistic regimes, which was published in 1998. He is best known for his theories on totalitarian and authoritarian systems of government.
The most important differences of authoritarian and sultanistic regimes include. Mar 14, 2005 sultanistic regimes 9, 10 take the exploitative process a step further, causing partial subversion of sectors of civil society and the economy and thus eroding, corrupting and personalizing certain state institutions to better serve the interests of the ruling elite. Combining structural and voluntarist perspectives, in h. This thesis investigates why extreme forms of personal rule arise and endure in the\ud contemporary international system. The lack of a uniting programmatic purpose, moreover, often leads. Chehabi and linz argue that sultanistic regimes do not offer favorable transitions to democracy, no matter what the person in power says. Chebabi, he and linz, jj 1998 a theory of sultanism 2. Indeed, even sultanistic regimes break their own norms due to the inherently arbitrary nature of personal rule. So much has happened both intellectually and on the political scene that there is the temptation to. Linz was sterling professor emeritus of sociology and political science at yale university.
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