Comparative analysis explores electoral democracy and centralized rule's responses to crises, highlighting systemic vulnerabilities.
Key Points
This analysis examines the paradoxical behavior of electoral democracy and centralized rule during crises, exploring their evolutionary roles in political systems.
Applies the total-loss and individual-loss order framework to political institutions.
Analyzes comparative cases from the 20th and 21st centuries, including the U.S., the Soviet Union, and the European Union.
Examines internal contradictions within Ukraine's political landscape.
Electoral democracy emerges during stable periods but withdraws during collective crises due to loss of distribution mechanisms.
Centralized rule acts as a temporary solution during crises yet is abandoned post-crisis by the population.
Institutional effectiveness depends primarily on the survival conditions, not on the original design of political systems.