Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)

Publication Date

2024

College

Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of

Department

Political Science, Department of

BURS Faculty Advisor

Nathan Griffith

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Abstract

What allows totalitarian governments to survive, even thrive? The scholarly debate focuses on their social control of citizens as well as the economic performance of the country. I argue that the longevity of totalitarian governments is best explained by all three elements of control: social, political, and economic. This will be measured through an analysis of the economy as well as a measurement of political and social control used. I will perform a regression analysis on the survival of the different types of control to gauge their relative effect.

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