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Democratic backsliding

Index on Censorship
Abstract Although the study of on regime outcomes is well established, it has long been dominated by theories of democratization and autocratic reversion, or cases in which democracies collapse suddenly and are replaced by autocratic regimes.
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On Democratic Backsliding

Journal of Democracy, 2016
Democratic backsliding (meaning the state-led debilitation or elimination of the political institutions sustaining an existing democracy) has changed dramatically since the Cold War. Open-ended coups d’état, executive coups, and blatant election-day vote fraud are declining while promissory coups, executive aggrandizement and strategic electoral ...
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Why Masses Support Democratic Backsliding

American Journal of Political Science, 2023
Concerns over democratic backsliding have proliferated recently, as elected politicians have sought to undermine democratic checks and balances. This study examines the underpinnings of public support for democratic backsliding, delineating five theoretical explanations: personalistic leadership, affective polarization, populism, majoritarianism, and ...
Noam Gidron, Yotam Margalit, Lior Sheffer, Itamar Yakir   +3 more
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War and Democratic Backsliding

We provide the first global, long-run evidence on how war reshapes democratic institutions. Using data on all conflicts since 1948, we show that the onset of conflict causes a large and persistent decline in democracy: institutions weaken immediately, continue to erode for nearly a decade, and do not recover. Yet this deterioration is highly selective.
Efraim Benmelech, Joao Monteiro
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Democratic Backsliding in Europe

Democracies across Europe are under pressure – primarily due to the gradual erosion of democratic norms, institutions, and procedures. This volume analyses the political causes, mechanisms, and consequences of democratic backsliding in 15 European countries, from Western Europe to the Western Balkans.
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Misunderstanding Democratic Backsliding

Journal of Democracy
Abstract: One of the most common explanations of the ongoing wave of global democratic backsliding is that democracies are failing to deliver adequate socioeconomic goods to their citizens, leading voters to forsake democracy and embrace antidemocratic politicians who undermine democracy once elected.
Thomas Carothers, Brendan Hartnett
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Democratic Backsliding and Academic Freedom in Hungary

Perspectives on Politics, 2018
The Hungarian government’s discriminatory actions against the Central European University constitute one of the most prominent conflicts between an academic institution and a government today. My contribution gives a detailed account of how the conflict has unfolded so far.
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Press and Democratic Backsliding

This edited volume explores the democratic dangers posed by a political press that emphasizes electoral competition, strategy, entertainment, and what Jay Rosen calls “savviness”—praising candidates for being politically smart rather than being honest—in its coverage of a political landscape dominated by a looming authoritarian threat.
Thomas J. Johnson, Aaron S. Veenstra
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Elite Capture, Civil Society and Democratic Backsliding in Bangladesh, Thailand and the Philippines

Democratization, 2021
Jasmin Lorch
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The Anatomy of Democratic Backsliding

Journal of Democracy, 2021
Stephan Haggard, Robert Kaufman
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