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Back and Forth: Democratization and Democratic Backsliding

Democracy
Democratisation
Institutions
Comparative Perspective
P026
Jochen Rehmert
University of Basel
Katharina Holzinger
Universität Konstanz

Monday 11:00 - 12:45 BST (24/08/2020)

Abstract

How can political institutions safeguard democratizations efforts and which circumstances reinforce incentives to dismantle existing checks and balances? This panel brings together a variety of papers addressing democratization and democratic backsliding and the role of institutions in these processes. The papers highlight that the specifics of institutions significantly influence political pluralism, government performance, polarization and fairness of elections.

Title Details
"Indigenous Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Data on the Legal Integration of Traditional Governance and the Links with Democratisation." View Paper Details
Institutional Safeguards of Liberal Democracy: Checks and Balances, Democratic Values, and Polarization View Paper Details
Public Institutions Facing Anti-Democratic Challenges: Why Public Decision-Makers Vary in Terms of the Banning of Right-Wing Extremists’ Assemblies in Poland? View Paper Details
Dissatisfied and Alienated: Does Good Governance Matters to Them? View Paper Details