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Tag: Totalitarianism

  • Parliamentary Monarchy

    In relation to the parliamentary monarchy and constitutional law, Rainer Grote[1] made the following observation: A parliamentary monarchy is a political system where the function of head of state (heads of state and government) is vested in a hereditary or elected monarch while a […]

  • Parliamentary Monarchy

    In relation to the parliamentary monarchy and constitutional law, Rainer Grote[1] made the following observation: A parliamentary monarchy is a political system where the function of head of state (heads of state and government) is vested in a hereditary or elected monarch while a […]

  • Totalitarian Governments

    Totalitarianism Totalitarian GovernmentsIntroduction to Totalitarian GovernmentsThose countries whose governments are usually characterized as totalitarian were Germany, under the National Socialism of Adolf Hitler; the USSR, particularly under Joseph Stalin; and the People's R…

  • Totalitarianism

    Political Theory: Marxism and Other Forms of TotalitarianismIntroduction to TotalitarianismKarl Marx was in many respects the most influential political theorist of the 19th century. He sought to combine factual analysis and political prescription in a thorough survey of the modern…

  • Totalitarianism Party

    Totalitarianism The Party and its ToolsIntroduction to Totalitarianism PartyUnder a dictator, members of the ruling party become the elite of the nation. The entire society is subjected to a hierarchical organization wherein each individual is responsible to another in a position o…

  • Secret Police

    Introduction to Secret PoliceSecret Police, special police force organized by autocratic or totalitarian regimes in defense against their enemies.Secret police were known in ancient Greece and Rome, in the Muslim caliphates, and in premodern monarchies, and they continue to function…

  • Control of Armament

    Totalitarianism The Party and its Tools Control of ArmamentIntroduction to Control of ArmamentThe monopoly of all effective weapons of destruction is an attribute of all contemporary governments. In the totalitarian dictatorships, however, which provide no legal means of effecting …

  • Control of Mass Communications

    Totalitarianism The Party and its Tools Control of Mass CommunicationsIntroduction to Control of Mass CommunicationsBy virtue of the monopoly of mass communications the ruling party and the government are in possession of all channels through which people receive information, guida…

  • Control of the Economy

    Totalitarianism The Party and its Tools Control of the EconomyIntroduction to Control of the EconomyThe centrally controlled economy enables the totalitarian dictatorship to exploit its population for foreign conquest and world revolution. For example, all resources can be concentr…