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The Democracy I Like: Perceptions of Democracy and Opposition to Democratic Backsliding

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Government and Opposition"

DOI: 10.1017/gov.2024.12

Abstract: When democracy is under attack, the hope is often that citizens will punish undemocratic incumbents. However, recent studies show that not all citizens punish governments for their undemocratic actions. In this article, we argue that… read more here.

Keywords: democracy; democratic backsliding; democracy like; opposition ... See more keywords
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Playing the blame game on Brussels: the domestic political effects of EU interventions against democratic backsliding

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Journal of European Public Policy"

DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2016.1229359

Abstract: ABSTRACT This article develops the argument that European Union (EU) intervention to protect its core values is likely to provoke unintended and undesired consequences at the domestic level. EU intervention will typically invite the accused… read more here.

Keywords: intervention; playing blame; democratic backsliding; game brussels ... See more keywords

Democratic backsliding as a catalyst for polity-based contestation? Populist radical right cooperation in the European Parliament

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of European Public Policy"

DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2021.1984546

Abstract: The strengthening of the populist radical right poses an important challenge for European integration. This article explores whether democratic backsliding among member states has acted as a catalyst for broader PRR cooperation at the EU… read more here.

Keywords: polity based; european parliament; democratic backsliding; radical right ... See more keywords

Presidential hegemony and democratic backsliding in Latin America, 1925–2016

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Democratization"

DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2019.1566321

Abstract: ABSTRACT Does the executive's institutional hegemony represent a risk to the survival of democracy? By hegemony, we refer to the president's ability to control other institutions, particularly the legislature and judiciary. To answer this question,… read more here.

Keywords: hegemony; democratic backsliding; 1925 2016; hegemony democratic ... See more keywords
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Democratic backsliding, regional governance and foreign policymaking in Southeast Asia: ASEAN, Indonesia and the Philippines

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Democratization"

DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2020.1803284

Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines democratic backsliding in the spheres of regional cooperation and foreign policymaking in Southeast Asia. It argues that backsliding is limited because the space for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)… read more here.

Keywords: foreign policymaking; policymaking southeast; indonesia philippines; democratic backsliding ... See more keywords
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Exporting autocracy: how China's extra-jurisdictional autocratic influence caused democratic backsliding in Hong Kong

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Democratization"

DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2020.1851202

Abstract: ABSTRACT In the global trend of democratic backsliding, Hong Kong provides an illustrative case of how democratic institutions could be degenerated by “exporting autocracy”. After 1997, Hong Kong's semi-democracy has come under continuous pressure by… read more here.

Keywords: backsliding hong; hong kong; democratic backsliding; exporting autocracy ... See more keywords

Bureaucratic militarization as a mode of democratic backsliding: lessons from Brazil

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Democratization"

DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2024.2382355

Abstract: ABSTRACT This article analyses bureaucratic militarization in Brazil under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro as illiberal transformation from within, constituting a specific modus of democratic backsliding. Quantitative data about the presence of military members in… read more here.

Keywords: democratic backsliding; militarization mode; bureaucratic militarization; mode democratic ... See more keywords

Exporting autocrat’s playbook? Diverging impacts of China and Russia on contemporary democratic backsliding

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Democratization"

DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2024.2434662

Abstract: ABSTRACT The rise of illiberal powers, notably China and Russia, has stoked heated debates on their impact on democratic backsliding. However, the actual extent to which they undermine democratic governance in foreign countries remains contested.… read more here.

Keywords: democratic backsliding; exporting autocrat; playbook diverging; china russia ... See more keywords

Party state capture and democratic backsliding. The case of state-owned enterprises in Poland

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "New Political Economy"

DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2025.2536793

Abstract: ABSTRACT Democratic backsliding leads to party state capture, which is particularly evident in the case of some Central and Eastern European countries. State-owned enterprises are a public resource that politicians are eager to capture. However,… read more here.

Keywords: state capture; democratic backsliding; state; party state ... See more keywords

Examining the effects of democratic backsliding on human rights conditions

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Journal of Human Rights"

DOI: 10.1080/14754835.2023.2295878

Abstract: Abstract What is the link between democratic backsliding and human rights? Existing literature has focused almost exclusively on the effect of increasing democratic features on improvements in human rights. In contrast, we know less regarding… read more here.

Keywords: democratic backsliding; human rights; examining effects; rights conditions ... See more keywords

Caught in the crossfire: Children’s rights under backsliding and backlash

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Journal of Human Rights"

DOI: 10.1080/14754835.2024.2443974

Abstract: Abstract This article examines the link between democratic backsliding and the protection of children’s rights. Previous research on children’s rights gives reasons to hypothesize that democratic backsliding will have different impacts on various categories of… read more here.

Keywords: children rights; democratic backsliding; backsliding backlash; caught crossfire ... See more keywords