Scott Williamson

The King Can Do No Wrong

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A novel insight into why dictators can either remain popular or face mass opposition when their governments perform poorly. Providing an in-depth understanding of politics in the Middle East's authoritarian monarchies and republics, this will be of interest to scholars of Middle East studies, authoritarianism, democratization and accountability"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781009484084
• ISBN-10: 1009484087
• Artikelnr.: 70611324

Autorenporträt

Scott Williamson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow at Magdalen College. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. A theory of power-sharing and attributions under authoritarian rule
3. Cross-national evidence on power-sharing and attributions in autocracies
4. The Jordanian monarchy's strategic blame games
5. How Jordanians attribute responsibility
6. Power-sharing and attributions across Jordan's modern history
7. How Jordan's blame games influence governance
8. The royal advantage in power-sharing and blame shifting
9. Power-sharing, blame, and the collapse of royal regimes
10. Conclusion
Bibliography.