Fear dictatorship within the context of information society development

Abstract

The author’s aim is to understand whether the reverse evolution of a spin dictatorship towards a fear dictatorship is possible within the context of contemporary information society. The article considers approaches to definition of the dictatorship notions of fear and the spin dictatorship. The article analyses positions confirming evolution of dictatorial regimes from dictatorship of fear to its spin type. At the same time, the development of the modern information society is assessed. New fears arising from the development of the information society and the impact of these processes on the level of trust in society are listed and analysed. The author’s assessment confirms the influence of fears in the information society on political and social development in general.

Keywords

• fear dictatorship
• spin dictatorship
• trust
• political institutes
• information society