Divide and rule
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In politics and sociology, divide and rule (or divide and conquer) is gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into pieces that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy. The concept refers to a strategy that breaks up existing power structures and prevents smaller power groups from linking up.
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See also
- British Raj
- Counter-insurgency
- Culture of fear
- Divide and conquer algorithms
- Criticism of identity politics
- Marginalization
- Promoting adversaries
- Salients, re-entrants and pockets#Motti
- Social undermining
- Toxic leader
- Toxic workplace
- Wedge issue
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