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Spin Dictators The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century

Sergei Guriev

A Hitler, Stalin, and Mao ruled through violence, fear, and ideology. But in recent decades a new breed of media-savvy strongmen has been redesigning authoritarian rule for a more sophisticated, globally connected world. In place of overt, mass repression, rulers such as Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyi...

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The Ezra Klein Show

Pippa Norris highlighted Spin Dictators as a study of how modern authoritarian regimes use propaganda and controlled elections to maintain support.

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And the book is called Spin Dictators.

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Pippa Norris highlighted Spin Dictators as a study of how modern authoritarian regimes use propaganda and controlled elections to maintain support.

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And the book is called Spin Dictators.

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