The return of the dictatorship: A new perception of modernity

Authors

  • Alexander N. Danilov Belarusian State University, 4, pr. Nezavisimosti, Minsk, 220030, Republic of Belarus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2020.109

Abstract

The article discusses versions of fighting for the political future of the world, the results of which are not yet predetermined. Development of the political process in the twenty-first century illustrates that the world is entering a stage of permanent crisis of liberal democracy. The democratic wave of the 1990s died out and led only to the growth of right-wing extremism, nihilism and nationalism all over the world. It happened not only in the governments that arose out of dictatorships at the end of the twentieth century, but also in some old democracies. Democracy has ceased to cultivate authoritative and strong leaders. Society cannot always be in transformation or trauma state. Sooner or later a new reality will be built. Social anomia is not a permanent process, as it would inevitably become part of normative system. The new authoritarianism is cultivated by the ineffectiveness of power, disbelief in its ability to curb the situation of chaos and discontent, and to bring life back to normal. Today, no country in the world can be a model for imitation. There is not any ideal that others would like to borrow. Building a new ideal of civilizational development is fixed through the disclosure of a complex ethical system in which value conflict acts as an inevitable component. Most of the post-Soviet countries failed to advance their societies to a more suitable level of economy, to reach the positions dictated by the modern information age, and to provide the population with new high standards of living. Convergent trends are becoming increasingly noticeable in the Republic of Belarus with authoritarian rule. Evolutionary nature is inherent in the Belarusian transformation. It is based on the mentality of the people and the social responsibility of government. The post-Soviet world is not in a hurry to part with acquired sovereignty and is not ready to share even a part of its rights with supranational structures.

Keywords:

democracy, new authoritarianism, world order, value conflict, transformation, post-Soviet world, new convergent society, sustainable development

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Published

2020-03-31

How to Cite

Danilov, A. N. (2020). The return of the dictatorship: A new perception of modernity. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 36(1), 105–115. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2020.109

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies

Section

Conflict studies

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