Category:Dictatorships

A dictatorship is defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual: a dictator.

Dictatorships may be classified in a number of ways, such as

Military dictatorship

"arbitrator" and "ruler" types may be distinguished; arbitrator regimes are professional, civilian-oriented, willing to give up power once problems have been resolved, and support the existing social order; "ruler" types view civilians as incompetent and have no intention of returning power to them, are politically organised, and have a coherent ideology

Single-party state "weak" and "strong" versions may be distinguished; in weak single-party states, "at least one other actor eclipses the role of the party (like a single individual, the military, or the president)."

Personalist

Hybrid