Author
Somer, Murat, Roberts, K., Mccoy, J., Riedl, R. B.
Publication Date
2024-03-01
Publication Place
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Sage
Subject
Elite collusion, Executive aggrandizement, Opening, Backsliding, Resilience, Resistance, Democracy
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
0002-7162
Record ID
c38ad861-746e-42bf-914f-bb13b7e7841c
Library Location
International Relations
Date
2024-03-01
Sample Text
We provide an analytical framework that identifies three distinct institutional pathways for democratic backsliding that culminate in executive aggrandizement: legislative capture, plebiscitary override, and executive power grabs. We also identify a fourth pathway of elite collusion that erodes democracy without necessarily concentrating powers in the executive. These four pathways reflect different combinations of ruling and opposition party strength, institutional legitimacy, and levels of popular support and political mobilization. The pathways also open and close different institutional and societal arenas where opposition forces can counter backsliding, and they create different opportunities, challenges, and dilemmas for democratic actors. The 15 case studies featured in this volume illustrate how backsliding occurs along these pathways, and how democratic actors achieved partial reversal in some cases. The cases also suggest focal points of resistance and institutional and programmatic reform that may be helpful to policymakers and advocates working to defend democracy.
DOI
10.1177/00027162251319909
Cilt
712
