Validation of the Ttheory of "Oriental Ddespotism" in Uunderstanding Ssocial Ddevelopments in Iran by Muzaffar Namdar, Javad Nazarimoghaddam

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Yeni Despotizm: Demokrasilerin Geleceği Mi? by Serhat Çetintaş

Subjects: “…new despotism…”
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D’Holbach on (Dis-)Esteeming Talent by Andreas Blank

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El “domador de caballos” procedente de la villa romana de Los Villaricos (Mula, Murcia) by Rafael González Fernández, Francisco Fernández Matallana, José Antonio Zapata Parra, José Javier Martínez García, Javier Gómez Marín

Subjects: “…Despótes Hippôn…”
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Goya: del absolutismo ilustrado a la libertad política by Antonio Elorza

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Rational Foundations of National Self-Organization in the Constitutional Law of the Islamic Republic of Iran by Ali Abolfazli

“…Given that human nature tends toward domination and despotism, and power facilitates this tendency, measures must be taken to prevent despotism and control power through internal and external tools. …”
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O conceito de liberalismo no Brasil (1750-1850) by Christian Edward Cyril Lynch

“…Besides, the concept of liberalism is considered in its immediate conceptual neighborhood (liberals, representative government, constitution) and its contra-concepts (absolutism, despotism, hunchbackism) in the context of the debates of independence and the practice of party system during the first half of the nineteenth century.…”
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Sole Native Authority (SNA) and the People at War: A Historical Review of the 1948 Erunkoja tax Riot in Ile-Ife by Abiodun S. Afolabi

“…Indeed, the British decentralized despotism, the introduction of some burdensome taxation policies, and other prevalent tax related considerations naturally engendered resistance, which manifested in protest movements, revolts and outright riots in some places in Yorubaland. …”
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Da doutrina do interesse bem compreendido n'A Democracia na América by Roberta K. Soromenho Nicolete

“…The passion for equality, which is the first and most intense passion of a democratic people, may prompt them to exchange liberty for despotism, in so far as they are willing to surrender themselves entirely to the search of material goods and self-interest, and to resign their power of judgment for the sake of the opinion of the majority, which is the real source of authority in such a social state. …”
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The Role of Iranians in Istanbul in Publishing and Distributing Modernist and Constitutionalist Texts by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, Hassan Hazrati

“…However, given the context of the time, such "harmful" texts most likely opposed despotism and promoted liberalism or constitutional ideals.…”
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“Isso vai ser um caos!”: distopia e autoritarismo em Namíbia, não!* by Anderson de Figueiredo Matias

“…(2020) y de Gregory Clayes, en Dystopia: A Natural History. A study of modern despotism, its antecedents, and its literary diffractions (2017).…”
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Family violence in the new Russian realities: essence, types and reasons by R. M. Sadykov, N. L. Bolshakova

“…In modern conditions, various forms of the use of force against women are common: domestic despotism, beatings, rape, sexual harassment. In many societies, family violence between a man and a woman is not perceived as a crime against society, but is a private matter of the family. …”
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European Constitutionalism: Development of the Idea and Legal Means of Public Power Limiting by I. V. Levakin

“…This is not about numerous constitutionalist political and legal doctrines, its definition or classification: the thesis characterization of the historical stages of the struggle of civil society against the despotism of the state, competing or affiliated institutions (economic, military and spiritual) allows us to reveal the patterns of dialectics of the essential idea for constitutionalism and appropriate legal means of limiting public authority.The author used the historical-comparative, formal-logical, method of legal dogmatics and specification of legal cases (description of specific cases). …”
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Un manifeste de l'occidentalisation dans la Turquie kémaliste : Üç medeniyet (Trois civilisations) (1928) by François Georgeon

“…This book both criticizes Ziya Gökalp's thought and political centralization and despotism. Ahmed Ağaoğlu believed that social Islamic institutions had definitely failed and that Turkish people should abandon the past and take on Western civilization as a whole. …”
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Review of the Book of Kazakh History and Literature Survey and Analysis of Historical and Literary Links with Iran by Behruz Bekbabayi

“…In this review, we will mention the positive features of the book, such as providing brief information on the history and culture of the Kazakhs, the various periods of Kazakh literature, especially the literature of the Stalin era, and the way in which the Cossack intellectuals struggled with Stalin’s despotism at the head of them in the process of Kazakh culture and thinking. …”
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St. John le calviniste, ou l’émule de Gil-Martin by Jean Berton

“…John and Gil-Martin stand for demonic despotism. Yet, if Gil-Martin is a straightforward Gothic illustration of Satan, St. …”
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Historiography in Vilnius University from 1803 to 1832: between education and romanticizm by Mečislovas Jučas

“…The full release of creative potentials is possible only with political freedom and freedom of mind. Despotism and slavery limits the progress of society while democracy stimulates it. …”
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Tsardom of Muscovy Traditional Culture and Peter's Westernization Project by T. V. Chernikova

“…These two approaches were also reflected in the dispute between the jurists of the late 16th century about the legitimacy of the state power in Russia – “illegitimate tyranny” by Herberstein and Fletcher and “legitimate despotism” by Boden. These debates in RenaissanceEurope informed and shaped the concept of the patrimonial monarchy (patrimonial system) in Russia, which was subsequently developed by Russian influential historians (V.O. …”
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Control over biopower in cognitive and surveillance capitalism by Stanković-Pejnović Vesna

“…As a new form of subtle and sophisticated despotism, data are used by agencies as predictive products about our future behaviors, information that allows to control a market, but also the space for political decision-making and legitimacy, and, therefore become a huge power. …”
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