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Dictablanda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (201 words) |
 | Dictablanda is a word used by political scientists to describe a dictatorship in which civil liberties are mostly preserved rather than destroyed. |
| The word dictablanda is a portmanteau of the Spanish words dictadura ("dictatorship") and blanda ("soft"); there is also an element of punning involved in that blanda replaces dura ("hard"). |
| The term "dictablanda" can be usefully contrasted with democradura, meaning an illiberal democracy — a system in which the government and its leaders are elected, but is nevertheless relatively deficient in civil liberties. |
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| In a "dictablanda", the chief weapons of the regime are the distribution of favours, the bribing of the poor masses with government subsidies, and control of the media. |
| In a "dictablanda", at least part of the opposition is inside the country and overboard and allowed some latitude, including participation in elections that, although far from clean, provide an occasion for dissidents to be heard. |
| The "dictablanda" regimes should be encouraged to introduce reforms, broaden their popular base, and open the public space to different views and aspirations. |
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