{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Participate Practically","provider_url":"https:\/\/participatepractically.com\/cs","author_name":"Katya","author_url":"https:\/\/participatepractically.com\/cs\/author\/katya\/","title":"Topic 3 \u2014 Authoritarian Rulers and Regimes - Participate Practically","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oqIihVGnOS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/participatepractically.com\/cs\/topics\/topic-3-authoritarian-rulers-and-regimes\/\">Topic 3 \u2014 Authoritarian Rulers and Regimes<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/participatepractically.com\/cs\/topics\/topic-3-authoritarian-rulers-and-regimes\/embed\/#?secret=oqIihVGnOS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8222;Topic 3 \u2014 Authoritarian Rulers and Regimes&#8220; &#8212; Participate Practically\" data-secret=\"oqIihVGnOS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/participatepractically.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","description":"Working definitionAuthoritarian rulers govern systems in which political power is highly concentrated, accountability is minimal, and meaningful political competition is suppressed. While some authoritarian regimes retain elections, these no longer provide genuine opportunities for alternation in power. Unlike illiberal leaders in democracies, authoritarian incumbents rely less on democratic legitimacy and more on institutional control, coercion,..."}