China - Russia: A Threat to Western Type Democracies or an Alternative Way of Governance
Journal: International Journal of Political Science
Year: 2020

The tectonic shifts in global economy, the emergence of the Internet, the refugee crisis have all contributed to the fuelling of populist labyrinths that reinforce authoritarian leaders. This raises the question of whether authoritarianism is viable in a post-modern world, with the emergence of authoritarianism in China and Russia. China is emerging as a new economic model: authoritarian modernization, state capitalism or socialism with Chinese features as an alternative to western liberal democ