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Are We In A Period Of Global Democratic Decline?
Are We In A Period Of Global Democratic Decline?
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50 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2023
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Description
The popular narrative these days is that democracies around the globe are backsliding. If we turn to countries like Hungary, Poland, and Venezuela, this threat certainly is true — authoritarian dictators have contributed to democratic decline. But what does the global picture reveal? Does the claim hold true? A new paper by Anne Meng and Andrew Little investigates this question, by analyzing more objective indicators such as incumbent performance in elections.Anne Meng is an associate professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia. Link to paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4327307
Released:
Feb 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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