Authoritarian Backsliding

Authoritarian Backsliding is a gradual erosion of democratic institutions and norms characterized by the systematic weakening of checks and balances, civil liberties, and electoral competitiveness, resulting in the reconsolidation of power within an increasingly centralized and autocratic political system.

87

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9.6K

Citations

132

Authors

86

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

65

Authors

132

  1. MN
    Monika Nalepa

    University of Chicago, United States

    4 publications · 119 citations

    4

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  2. NW
    Natasha Wunsch

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    3 publications · 103 citations

    3

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  3. CW
    Christian Welzel

    Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany

    2 publications · 128 citations

    2

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  4. JR
    Jacques Rupnik

    Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, France

    2 publications · 380 citations

    2

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  5. MS
    Marc S. Jacob

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    2 publications · 58 citations

    2

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Venues

  1. Journal of democracy

    11 publications · 3.4K citations

    10

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  2. Democratization

    9 publications · 466 citations

    8

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  3. East European Politics

    4 publications · 217 citations

    4

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  4. Perspectives on Politics

    3 publications · 280 citations

    3

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  5. Comparative Political Studies

    CPS · 2 publications · 169 citations

    2

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