From Dictatorship to Democracy — How Authoritarian Power Persists (Audio)
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world — one book at a time.
This episode explores From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp as a systems-level examination of how authoritarian regimes maintain control through cooperation, legitimacy, and institutional dependency.
Rather than framing dictatorships as invincible or purely violent, the book shows how power is distributed across social, economic, and political systems that ordinary people participate in every day. By understanding these relationships, nonviolent resistance becomes a strategic method…
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