Autochthonous
politics is defined as indigenous-developed politics. Adherence to
autochthonous politics allows for the gradual evolution of indigenous political
regimes in the face of foreign alternatives.
Autochthonous politics is said to
exist when indigenous political systems are not displaced by foreign political
systems over time. Successful autochthonous power systems often revolve around
a central political figure like a monarch or a dictator who maintains a
stranglehold over the entire regime through a network of loyal sycophants and
supplicants.
The monarch or dictator retains central control over political
power through legal and extra-legal means. The clearest example from European
history was Louis XV. The Sun King or le roi soleil, meant when he said “l’état
cest moi” or “I am the state”. The singular repsentation of a political
demi-god derives legitimacy from mysterious universal sources.Read More....
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