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| Opposition: In politics, the opposition refers to the political party or parties that do not hold power and are not part of the government. They play a crucial role in scrutinizing the government's policies, holding them accountable, and presenting alternative viewpoints. See also Politics, Parliamentary system, Power, Political parties._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Steven Levitsky on Opposition - Dictionary of Arguments
Levitsky I 124 Opposition/Levitsky/Ziblatt: In almost every case of the collapse of a democracy (...) prospective autocrats - from Franco, Hitler, and Mussolini in the interwar period to Marcos, Castro, and Pinochet in the Cold War era to Putin, Chávez, and Erdoğan in recent times - justified their accumulation of power by presenting their opponents as an existential threat. See >Opposition/Spain, >Opposition/United States._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
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