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Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2021

xv, 412 stran ; 24 cm

ISBN 978-1-5292-1039-2 (brožováno)

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This book introduces students to the concept and causes of democratic decay in the modern world. Illustrating the integral link between public commitment to democratic norms and the maintenance of healthy democracies, it examines the key factors in decaying democracies, including: Economic inequality; Corruption; Populist and authoritarian discourse; Declining belief in political institutions and processes. Drawing on real-world developments, and including international case studies, the book outlines the extent to which there is a ’democratic recession’ in contemporary politics and shows how transnational networks and technology are impacting on this development..

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Contents // List of Tables // List of Boxes // List of Snapshots // List of Case Studies // Glossary // Introduction // V // vi // • • // VII // • e • // V111 // ix // 1 // PART I The Current Landscape // 1 An Era of Autocratization? Are We Experiencing an Era // of Democratic Backsliding? // 2 Entering the Grey Zone // 17 // 43 // PART II // 3 // Public Opinion and Norms // Measuring and Defining Public Support for Democracy and // Autocracy // What Shapes Public Support for Autocratization? Political // Culture, Education, Religion, Personality and Authoritarian // Legacies // International and Informational Sources of Authoritarian // Norms // 65 // 85 // 103 // 4 // 5 // PART III Causes and Context // 6 Globalization // 7 Corruption // 8 Authoritarian Populism // 127 // 151 // 169 // PART IV Symptoms and Processes // 9 Assaults on the Media and Civil Society // 10 Assaults on Institutions // 11 Assaults on Electoral Processes // 12 Protests and Reforms // 193 // 217 // 241 // 263 // • • • // 111 // DEMOCRATIC DECAY AND AUTHORITARIAN RESURGENCE // Conclusion // Notes // References // Index // 293 // 301 // 303 // 397 // IV