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The workshop is open to PhD students and recent PhDs working on any world region, and aims to facilitate original research and comparative study. Historians, political scientists, sociologists, economists, or scholars in any field who would benefit from the Hoover collections and group exchange are welcome. The workshop focuses on the history of democratic breakdown and the rise of authoritarian regimes to understand why they come into being, how they work, what their legacies are, and how they can be challenged and freedom advanced. When and how do democratic polities come unglued? What facilitates the onset of authoritarianism, from propaganda and populist politics to subversion of institutions and social bonds? How does authoritarianism work in practice, from its coercive mechanisms and economic controls to its emotional appeals to nationalism? What are the ways to combat authoritarianism? What lessons have we learned over the course of the cold war and in the post-cold war about the strengths and weaknesses of authoritarianism? Over the course of the two weeks workshop participants are able to access the unique and fast-growing holdings of the Hoover Archives. Each participant will present his or her work to the group. There are as well a few group seminars conducted by invited senior scholars on key themes.