What Kind of Government?

<p>This book seeks to develop an understanding of the changes in contemporary forms of government and explores the nature and structure of the various corrupt undemocratic oppressive and abusive governments that continue to emerge around the globe. While proceeding from Hannah Arendt���s well-known thesis of the ���break in (political) tradition��� that occurred with the totalitarianisms of the 20th century it addresses some main conceptual frameworks and a number of key trends in existing forms of government and their relations to historical forms.</p><p>The primary intended audience includes educators scholars and researchers with an interest in contemporary democracy and anti-democratic movements government questions of power political theory / philosophy and conceptual history as well as and students enrolled in various disciplines of the social sciences. Moreover it will be of interest to Arendt scholars and those researching the contemporary challenges to democracy and constitutional rule worldwide.</p><p>Chapters 1 4 6 and 13 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.</p>