Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter I. Ideocracy as a Distinctive Form of Politics What Is Ideocracy? Ideocracy Distinguished Intellectual Origins of Ideocracy Organic and Mechanical (Pragmatic) Concepts of the State Politics and Problem Solving Community and Ideology Ideocracy Described Chapter II. Psychological and Cultural Aspects of Ideocracy Traditional Culture and Divergent Individual Propensities Chapter III. Ideocratic Framework of Politics The Foundations of Legitimacy The Organization of Political Leadership The Penetration of Political and Social Organizations The Nature and Scope of Political Involvement: Total Mobilization The Major Components of Ideocracy Chapter IV. Causes of Ideocracy Stability Types of Social Disruption Multipliers of Cumulative Disruption Leadership, Ideology, and Organization Scenario of Ideocratic Revolution Chapter V. Ideocracy in Dynamic Perspective: Inception and Stabilization Introduction Inception of Ideocracy Stabilization Chapter VI. The Evolution of Ideocracy Self-Destruction Peaceful Erosion Regeneration Conclusion: Ideocracy and Processes of Dynamic Change Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author

Jaroslaw Piekalkiewicz is Distinguished Professor of Western Civilization in the Department of Political Science at the University of Kansas. Alfred Wayne Penn is Professor of Public Administration and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Sangamon State University.

Reviews

"This book helps the reader to understand why and how ideocratic/totalitarian governments emerge, establish themselves, evolve, and eventually collapse, disintegrate, or transform themselves into new ideocracies. It helps comprehend past and present ideocratic governments and provides fine conceptual tools for identifying early signs of incipient ideocracies. It is interesting, full of important insights, and clearly written and organized." - Maria Los, University of Ottawa "This book's real novelty is the proposal to use the term 'ideocracy' not only as a description of a distinctive feature of classical totalitarianism but as a wider typological category. I see this as a truly innovative and valuable contribution to comparative politics." - Andrezj Walicki, O'Neill Chair of History, University of Notre Dame