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Learning from Crises – Democracy’s Adaptive Capacity

Comparative Politics
Democracy
Institutions
P327
Michael Hoffmann
Georgia Institute of Technology
Monika Hanych
Masaryk University
Alexander Schmotz
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Threats to Democracy and What to Do About Them: A Sciences of the Democracies Action Guide

Abstract

This panel examines how democracies respond to and learn from major shocks such as pandemics, wars, and environmental crises - but also asks when and why they fail to do so. Contributors are invited to explore the mechanisms, limits, and comparative dimensions of crisis-driven adaptation, considering how e.g. institutional design, public trust, and political leadership affect democratic resilience in contrast to authoritarian performance.

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