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Autocracies get more repressive when opening up their economies – a political scientist explores why

Autocracies get more repressive when opening up their economies – a political scientist explores why

Economic globalization was supposed to encourage democracy around the world. But sometimes the opposite happens.

19.07.2026 9

The Conversation

José Kaire

Strong economies, strongman leaders: how China (and America’s) AI boom could create a new class of kowtowing elites

A political scientist who studies autocracies says new tech fortunes tied to a leader's inner circle can sideline old guard elites — and it already...

19.07.2026 10

Fortune

José Kaire

Autocracies get more repressive when opening up their economies – a political scientists explores why

Autocracies get more repressive when opening up their economies – a political scientists explores why

Economic globalization was supposed to encourage democracy around the world. But sometimes the opposite happens.

17.07.2026 10

The Conversation

José Kaire