Evolution of the political consciousness in contemporary societies: Does regime matter?
Abstract
The article presents a comparative analysis of the political consciousness in societies of different regime types. The main finding is that the population of hybrid regimes is characterized by a higher level of authoritarian attitudes than in authoritarian ones. It implies that the evolution of social and political consciousness has not linear-progressive, but more complex trajectory. In addition, evidences were found that authoritarian institutions can block the spread of liberal values. Thus, the institutional learning theory proves its correctness not only in democratic, but also in non-democratic regimes.
About the Author
Stanislav Shkel
Perm State National Research University; Ufa State Petroleum Technological University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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