DEMOCRACY AT RISK
VOL. 9, NO. 1, PGS. 1–5

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From Ballot Box to Democratic Backslide
A conversation with Stephan Haggard

Stephan Haggard is a Distinguished Research Professor and serves as Research Director for Global Governance at the University of California Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC). He is also the co-author of Backsliding: Democratic Regress in the Contemporary World.

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What is democratic backsliding, and how does it differ from other forms of democratic decline, particularly in the context of recent global trends?

Until recently, most transitions from democratic rule were the result of military coups. In the last two decades, however, we have seen more cases of autocratization following free and fair elections. Executives are voted into office and then exploit their powers to erode democracy from within. Prior to taking its [...]

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