The Authoritarian Century - by Chris Ogden (Paperback)

About the Book

Chris Ogden argues that, as the world capitulates to China's preferred authoritarian order, other world powers are moving to this as a dominant global phenomenon, which will transform global institutions, human rights and political systems.

Book Synopsis

The rise of authoritarian movements presents an increasing illiberal trend in international affairs. A rapidly modernizing China is at the vanguard of this phenomenon. Does this signal the demise of Western democracy and the dawn of an authoritarian era in world politics?

In this book, Chris Ogden argues that the world is on the verge of a capitulation to China's preferred authoritarian order. As other world powers adopt such values, they are facilitating the normalization of this authoritarianism into a dominant global phenomenon. This shift, he says, will transform global institutions, human rights and political systems, and herald an authoritarian century.

Review Quotes

"A bold and refreshing analysis of the characteristics, possibilities and conditions of an emerging China-centric order and what this means for the liberal world order and democratic institutions." Jingdong Yuan, University of Sydney and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

"Ogden's analysis and advice about Pax Sinica (Pax Autocratica) replacing Pax Americana (Pax Democratica) is very timely and valuable to anyone concerned by human polity and world order." Fei-Ling Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology

About the Author

Chris Ogden is Senior Lecturer in Asian Affairs at the University of St Andrews. He specialises in China, India and Asia's rise to worldwide prominence, and works as a public commentator to improve our understanding of these important political dynamics in the contemporary world. Chris has previously taught at the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Durham and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he is a Visiting Scholar. He delivers many invited public talks, is regularly interviewed by global media organizations and frequently writes op-ed and analysis pieces. For more information, see https: //chris-ogden.org/