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Monarkier och maktens lugn

Werner, Oskar LU and Wanner, Linus LU (2024) STVA23 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In the past, absolute monarchy was the most common form of government across the world. Since then, we have seen a great decline in this specific government type. However, in a world that still consists of several autocratic regimes, some absolute monarchies still remain. Not only do they exist in a time of democracy and autocracy, but they are also considered to be the most stable form of autocratic governance. We have chosen to conduct two comparative case studies to analyze the reason behind this assumption. By comparing two absolute monarchies, Eswatini and Oman, with two other autocracies with different forms of government, Burundi and Myanmar, we reached relevant results by examining the following question: Why are absolute... (More)
In the past, absolute monarchy was the most common form of government across the world. Since then, we have seen a great decline in this specific government type. However, in a world that still consists of several autocratic regimes, some absolute monarchies still remain. Not only do they exist in a time of democracy and autocracy, but they are also considered to be the most stable form of autocratic governance. We have chosen to conduct two comparative case studies to analyze the reason behind this assumption. By comparing two absolute monarchies, Eswatini and Oman, with two other autocracies with different forms of government, Burundi and Myanmar, we reached relevant results by examining the following question: Why are absolute monarchies more stable than other autocratic regimes and what factors influence this? We have collected our data for all countries from The Fragile State Index Annual Report 2023, in which their results on specific indicators have been analyzed and compared. By analyzing the data with theories of legitimacy and institutions, as well as using previous research on this topic, our research suggests that absolute monarchies are perceived as more stable by offering better public services to their citizens, enjoying a higher state legitimacy and more acceptance from their people because of their cultural and traditional heritage. Following our results, we have also presented proposals for future research as well as implications we experienced during our work. (Less)
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author
Werner, Oskar LU and Wanner, Linus LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
En komparativ fallstudie om stabilitet i absoluta monarkier versus andra autokratiska styrelseskick
course
STVA23 20241
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
Absolut Monarki, Stabilitet, Autokrati
language
Swedish
id
9153648
date added to LUP
2024-10-01 11:39:38
date last changed
2024-10-01 11:39:38
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  abstract     = {{In the past, absolute monarchy was the most common form of government across the world. Since then, we have seen a great decline in this specific government type. However, in a world that still consists of several autocratic regimes, some absolute monarchies still remain. Not only do they exist in a time of democracy and autocracy, but they are also considered to be the most stable form of autocratic governance. We have chosen to conduct two comparative case studies to analyze the reason behind this assumption. By comparing two absolute monarchies, Eswatini and Oman, with two other autocracies with different forms of government, Burundi and Myanmar, we reached relevant results by examining the following question: Why are absolute monarchies more stable than other autocratic regimes and what factors influence this? We have collected our data for all countries from The Fragile State Index Annual Report 2023, in which their results on specific indicators have been analyzed and compared. By analyzing the data with theories of legitimacy and institutions, as well as using previous research on this topic, our research suggests that absolute monarchies are perceived as more stable by offering better public services to their citizens, enjoying a higher state legitimacy and more acceptance from their people because of their cultural and traditional heritage. Following our results, we have also presented proposals for future research as well as implications we experienced during our work.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Monarkier och maktens lugn}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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