Guided

democracy

Guided democracy, also called

managed democracy,[1] is a
formally democratic
government that functions as a
de facto authoritarian
government or, in some cases,
as an autocratic government.
Such hybrid regimes are
legitimized by elections that are
free and fair, but do not change
the state's policies, motives,
and goals.[2] The concept is
also related to semi-democracy,
also known as anocracy.

In a guided democracy, the

government controls elections
such that the people can
exercise democratic rights
without truly changing public
policy. While they follow basic
democratic principles, there
can be major deviations
towards authoritarianism.
Under managed democracy, the
state's continuous use of
propaganda techniques
prevents the electorate from
having a significant impact on
policy.[3]

After World War II, the term was

used in Indonesia for the
approach to government under
the Sukarno administration
from 1959 to 1966. It is today
widely employed in Russia,
where it was introduced into
common practice by Kremlin
theorists, in particular Gleb
Pavlovsky.[4]
The Sanacja regime that
governed interwar Poland from
1926 to 1939 is considered an
example of guided democracy.
[5][6] The regime retained much
of the structures and
institutions of Polish
parliamentary democracy, even
though Józef Piłsudski
exercised such large influence
on the government that he
"assumed some of the postures
of a dictator".[5][6] The
opposition sat in the parliament
and local governments, and
political parties were allowed to
function legally.[6] Polish
historian Andrzej Chojnowski
notes that elections under
Piłsudski's regime were still
organised along the principles
of parliamentary democracy,[6]
and the Sanacja regime was
genuinely popular as the
opposition parties were blamed
for failing to prevent the Great
Depression.[7] While the actions
of the opposition were
hampered, repressions were
rare and only two parties were
banned: Camp of Great Poland
and National Radical Camp.[6][8]
See also
Politics
portal

Authoritarian democracy
Conservative democracy
Dominant-party system
Enlightened absolutism
Ethnic democracy
Herrenvolk democracy
Illiberal democracy
Totalitarian democracy
Dictablanda
Sovereign democracy
 Types of democracy

References
1. Rohmann, C (2000) A
World of Ideas : The
Dictionary of Important
Ideas and Thinkers,
Ballantine Books
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2. Wolin, Sheldon S. (2008).
Democracy Incorporated:
Managed Democracy and
the Specter of Inverted
Totalitarianism (https://we
b.archive.org/web/201604
20092122/http://press.pri
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ISBN 978-0-691-13566-3.
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3. Wolin, Sheldon S. (2008).
Democracy Incorporated:
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4. Weir, Fred (October 1,
2003). "Kremlin lobs
another shot at
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003/1001/p07s02-woeu.h
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2009-11-10.
5. Plach, Eva (2006). The
Clash of Moral Nations:
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1926–1935 (https://www.
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821416952_intro.pdf)
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6. Chojnowski, Andrzej
(2009). Rządy pomajowe
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Kalendarium - Polska.pl"
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eb/20070118191901/htt
p://wiadomosci.polska.pl/
kalendarz/kalendarium/ar
ticle.htm?id=59022) .
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8. Andrzej Friszke, Henryk
Samsonowicz (2010).
"Józef Piłsudski". KSAP
XX LAT (https://web.archiv
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External links
Managed Democracy (htt
p://www.themoscowtimes.c
om/stories/2005/07/08/10
6.html) (July 8, 2005, The
Moscow Times article
discussing the managed
democracy in Russia)

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