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TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1011 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: Typology of autocracies (Geddes, Wright and Frantz) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Using data on autocracies from 1946 to 2009 and a classification based on regime legitimation, Kailitz and Stockemer find ruling monarchies and communist ideocracies to be the most durable autocratic regime types.”

Context. Rankings of durability depend on the classification scheme used.

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Democracy and dictatorship revisited

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