Autocracy: Difference between revisions

[[File:LibAutocrat.png]] '''Liberal Autocracy''' (also called [[File:OrganicistLib.png]] '''Liberal Oligarchy''') is the child of [[File:Auto.png]] Autocracy and [[File:Constlib2.png]] [[Constitutionalism|Constitutional Liberalism]]. It typically refers to [[File:AntiDem.png]] non-democratic regimes which follow [[File:Lib.png]] liberal principles, in a similar vein to [[File:Enlightmon.png]] [[Enlightened Absolutism]]. Although differences exist. According to the [[File:Soclib.png]] Brookings Institute, liberal autocracies in the modern day seek to subvert or prevent radical change, rule indirectly through the [[File:Fake_Democracy.png]] [[Illiberal Democracy|"façade of democracy"]], limit freedom of speech or assembly to those who fall inside the Overton window, and elected officials have minimal accountability outside of elections.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120102143310/http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0624_egypt_alanani.aspx "Liberal Autocracy in Egypt"] ''Brookings Institute''</ref> In other words, liberal autocracies in the modern day tend to resemble [[File:IllibDem.png]] illiberal democracies. Liberal autocracies tend to have [[File:Consti.png]] constitutional limits on power, but there is enough leeway to ensure threats to the regime can be minimized and the [[File:Krit.png]] court system is often stacked with loyalists. Unlike "enlightened monarchies," liberal autocracies also derive their legitimacy from the [[File:Pop.png]] people's will, rather than divine right.