Democratic Failure

Democratic Failure is a theoretical construct within the study of Government Failure that denotes the breakdown or malfunction in democratic processes whereby institutional mechanisms intended to ensure accountable, responsive, and representative governance systematically produce outcomes that undermine public preferences, political equality, or long-term societal welfare.

418

Publications

39.2K

Citations

514

Authors

234

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

90

Authors

514

  1. LD
    Larry Diamond

    Stanford University, United States

    8 publications · 757 citations

    8

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  2. WM
    Wolfgang Merkel

    WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany

    4 publications · 1.2K citations

    4

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  3. MB
    Michaël Bernhard

    University of Florida, United States

    4 publications · 202 citations

    4

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  4. SI
    Staffan I. Lindberg

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    4 publications · 314 citations

    4

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  5. SL
    Steven Levitsky

    Harvard University Press, United States

    4 publications · 535 citations

    4

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Venues

  1. Journal of democracy

    38 publications · 2.5K citations

    28

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 27 publications · 7.1K citations

    22

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  3. Democratization

    23 publications · 2.7K citations

    20

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  4. Political Science Quarterly

    PSQ · 11 publications · 2.2K citations

    11

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  5. Foreign Affairs

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

    10

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