Ideological Center
Command and Control
Authoritarian regimes function as synchronized networks of elites, institutions, and agencies that maintain strategic coordination through centralized ideological frameworks rather than direct command, enabling distributed actors to independently produce aligned outcomes without explicit instructions.
Authoritarian regimes function as synchronized networks of elites, institutions, and agencies that maintain strategic coordination through centralized ideological frameworks rather than direct command, enabling distributed actors to independently produce aligned outcomes without explicit instructions.
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Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Ideological {Center}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/ideological-center.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Ideological Center,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/ideological-center.html.