Setting the Stage for Autocracy Democratic backsliding is nothing if not the gradual death of democracy. Democracy is eroded through incremental steps taken by the dominant political party to...
Democratic Backsliding: Be Observant
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Garrett White
Do Economic Factors Really Affect the Durability of Authoritarian Regimes?
Oftentimes to an outside, democratically minded observer, the durability of authoritarian rule seems perplexing. After all, why would anyone not rise up against a tyrant or dictator when their...