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Paternal Autocracy, or simply Autocracy, is not a political ideology in the normal sense of the word, but rather a general term for the attitude these governments hold towards their citizens. The people are all subjects of the leader, either a king or a dictator, and it is the leader's job and duty to lead the state and society towards the righteous and best path while uniting the people of under his benevolent protection. These countries usually have a very authoritarian government, conservative social views, and a state-controlled economy.


Overview[]

Paternal Autocracy is a political ideology used by autocrats (e.g. warlords, monarchs, "strongman", dictators); its main focus is through harsh authoritarian means, centralizing power towards a particular individual. This ideology is repressive toward organized political opposition. In Paternal Autocrat regimes, the enormous influence and power this individual has accumulated give them free rein to control the state to a great degree. Paternal Autocracies are generally linked to cults of personality around the leader. These regimes can be one-party states, although it isn't uncommon for it to ban all parties if the leader isn't dependent on this type of organization (e.g. military junta, monarchy). Paternal Autocratic groups expect general devotion to a particular leader, and seek to monopolize power. Their main focus is solely maintaining this political power; as long as it is not contested, they gives society a certain degree of liberty.

A Paternal Autocracy's base of popular support can be found in the far-right upper-classes; their main bodies for political representation are generally parties and armed forces. As Paternal Autocrats espouse an "autocratic" political system to preserve legitimacy, they typically base their ideology around and seek to protect old societal system such as feudalism, imperialism, militarism, or tribalism. These groups believe in "social conservatism": the need to for society to preserve hierarchies and traditional beliefs. Additionally as a means of legitimacy it typically espouses the urgency for "a strong hand to lead the state in the time of crisis".

Economic policy varies between Paternal Autocrat group's, some advocating for a laissez-faire economy, others for a mixed economy, and others for a corporatist system. No matter what, however, the economy shall always be somewhat guided by the state.

List of Paternal Autocracies in 1936[]

State

Name

Since State &

Political

Structure

Ruling Party Head of State Head of Government
French Republic 1926 Unitary parliamentary republic

under a military dictatorship

?? Philippe Petain Maurice Jaunin
Afghanistan ?? Unitary Absolute Monarchy ?? Mohammed Zahir Shah Mohammad Hashim
Bhutan ?? Unitary Absolute Monarchy - Jigme Wangchuck Sonam Tobgay Dorji
Finland 1932 Unitary Absolute Monarchy National Coalition Party King Frederik Kaarle Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Bolivia 1934 Unitary presidential republic under a military dictatorship - Germán Busch Becerra David Toro
Ethiopia ? Unitary autocratic monarchy ? Haile Sellassie Bedjironde Tekle Hawariate
Sardinia ? Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Sardinian Action Party Amadeo I di Savoia-Aosta Camillo Bellioni
Xinjiang Clique Autonomous Chinese military clique nominally part of the Qing Empire Yang Zengxin Li Rong
Yunnan Clique Autonomous Chinese military clique nominally part of the Qing Empire - Tang Jiyao Tang Jiyu
Shanxi Clique Autonomous Chinese military clique nominally part of the Qing Empire - Yan Xishan Jia Jingde
Shandong Clique Autonomous Chinese military clique nominally part of the Qing Empire - Zhang Zongchang Chu Yupu
Kumhul Khanate Unitary absolute monarchy nominally part of the Qing Empire - Nasir Shah Yulbars Khan
Ma Clique Autonomous Chinese military clique nominally part of the Qing Empire - Ma Fuxiang
League of Eight Provinces Autonomous oligarchic confederation of Chinese provincial military governments nominally part of the Qing Empire - Sun Chuanfang Yang Wenkai
Yemen Unitary theocratic absolute monarchy Yahya al Hamid Mustafa Sati Bey
Cyrenaica Unitary Absolute Monarchy az-Zubayr bin Ahmad as-Sharif
Hungary 1916 Unitary parliamentary monarchy as a primary constituent state of Austria-Hungary Karl IV von Habsburg Kálmán Darányi de Pusztaszentgyörgy
Ukraine 1918 Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy under a military dictatorship United Hetman Organization Pavlo Skoropadsky Dmytro Doroshenko (de jure)

Pavlo Skoropadsky (De facto)

Nejd-Hasa Unitary absolute monarchy - Abdulaziz Ibn Saud Abdul Aziz bin Musaed bin Jalawi bin Turki bin Abdulla Al Saud
German East Asia 1925 Conglomeration of German colonies and dependencies in Southeast Asia, China and the Pacific Ocean Hellmuth von Mücke Paul König
Mittelafrika 1919 Central Goverment of all German colonies and dependencies in Central and Southern Africa Wilhelm II (represented by Hermann Göring) Hermann Göring
Tibet 1912 Unitary Buddhist theocratic absolute monarchy under a regency Reting Rinpoche Lonchen Yapsi Langdun Kung
Papal States 1920 Unitary theocratic absolute elective monarchy Pius XI Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere
Nepal Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy Tribhuwan Bir Nikram Shah Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur
Morocco 1919 Unitary absolute monarchy Mohhamed V Thami El Glaoui
Mongolia 1921 Unitary theocratic absolute monarchy under a regency 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (Khan)

Roman von Ungern Sternberg (Regent)

Togs Ochriyn Namnansuren
Oman Unitary absolute monarchy Said Ibin Taimur
Turkestan Republic Federal presidential republic under a military dictatorship Madamin Bek Katta Ergash
Khiva Unitary absolute monarchy


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