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Constitutional Authoritarianism

Constitutional Authoritarianism is a form of authoritarian governance in which rulers maintain the formal structures and legal frameworks of a constitution while systematically subverting its democratic principles and substantive rule of law to consolidate and legitimize executive power.

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52

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48

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Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

45

Forces and Mechanisms in the Constitution-Making Process

Jon Elster · Duke Law Journal · 1995 · 527 citations

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Abusive Constitutionalism

2013 · 292 citations · Full text

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Central Europe’s descent into autocracy: A constitutional analysis of authoritarian populism

Bojan Bugarič · International Journal of Constitutional Law · 2019 · 117 citations

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Abusive Judicial Review: Courts Against Democracy

David Landau, Rosalind Dixon · 2019 · 86 citations

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Governing as gardening: reflections on soft authoritarianism in Singapore

Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir, Bryan S. Turner · Citizenship Studies · 2012 · 68 citations

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Authors

52

  1. TG
    Tom Ginsburg

    University of Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 82 citations

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  2. CM
    Charles Manga Fombad

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    2 publications · 50 citations

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  3. MC
    Michael C. Davis

    Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States

    2 publications · 44 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. MS
    Marie Seong-Hak Kim

    St. Cloud State University, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. DC
    David Ciepley

    University of Denver, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

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Institutions

48

  1. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    65 citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

  3. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  4. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  5. Rice University

    Houston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  6. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    68 citations

  7. European Faculty of Law

    Nova Gorica, Slovenia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  8. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 4 publications · 79 citations

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  2. International Journal of Constitutional Law

    3 publications · 181 citations

    3

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  3. German Law Journal

    3 publications · 122 citations

    3

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  4. Communist and Post-Communist Studies

    2 publications · 62 citations

    2

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  5. The American Journal of Comparative Law

    2 publications · 37 citations

    2

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