English Dictionary

neo-authoritarianism

noun

A post-Maoist current in Chinese political thought favoring enlightened autocracy. / Any present-day phenomenon of authoritarianism.

The rise of neo-authoritarianism is a concerning trend in many countries.

意味（1）

A post-Maoist current in Chinese political thought favoring enlightened autocracy.

As neo-authoritarianism advances, the [Chinese Communist] Party moves to the front stage and becomes hands-on in managing important affairs, crowding out legal rules and institutions. It has expanded and solidified a prerogative state to solve politically sensitive matters through substantively extra-legal methods.

意味（2）

Any present-day phenomenon of authoritarianism.

Neo-authoritarianism has neither fascist black shirts nor the Nazi’s brown-shirts. It would be misleading to try to understand the neo-authoritarian phenomenon by focusing on some groups that exhibit the swastika.