The three pillars of stability: legitimation, repression, and co-optation in autocratic regimes
Johannes Gerschewski — The three pillars of stability: legitimation, repression, and co-optation in autocratic regimes (2013)Johannes Gerschewski · 2013 · ArticleTheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1040 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: Authoritarian resilience and regime durability · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Gerschewski proposes that autocratic stability rests on three mutually reinforcing pillars: legitimation, repression and co-optation.”
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