Gendering De‐Democratization: Gender and Illiberalism in Post‐Communist Europe by Matthijs Bogaards, Andrea Pető

“…Often, these trends take place in countries that are witnessing a decline in democratic quality, a process captured by such labels as “democratic erosion,” “democratic backsliding,” or “autocratization.” This thematic issue brings together literature on gender equality and de‐democratization with an emphasis on the role of illiberalism and a regional focus on post‐communist Europe.…”
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The politics of constitutional meltdown by Craig, P

“…This then leads to examination of democratic backsliding, and the ways in which an executive aggrandises power and emasculates the status quo. …”

A New Chapter in the European Rule of Law Saga? by Lena Kaiser

“…I argue that although the mobilisation of Art. 2 TEU as a stand-alone provision might open new doors to tackle the democratic backsliding in some Member States, this approach has to be handled with great care.…”
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The effect of disinformation on democracy: the impact of Hungary’s democratic decline by Jonathan REISHER

“…Hungary’s democratic backsliding demonstrates that the Cold War era notion that more access to information will accelerate the spread of democracy is dying. …”
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Post-Post-Kemalism: In Search of a New Paradigm by İlker Aytürk

“…The article ends with an invitation to turn the spotlight on the Cold War period, the more likely source of democratic backsliding and far right authoritarianism.…”
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African coups in the COVID-19 era: A current history by John J. Chin, Jessica Kirkpatrick

“…Though we find relatively little evidence of direct coup diffusion or democratic backsliding as coup triggers, our findings suggest that coup-struck African countries over the last few years are disproportionately poor, have a recent history of coups, and face ongoing dilemmas of democratic consolidation. …”
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Nayib Bukele: populism and autocratization, or a very popular democratically elected president? by Martin Nilsson

“…By using the concepts of democratic backsliding, autocratization, and populism, three main conclusions are made. …”
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Mobilising international embeddedness to resist radical policy change and dismantling: the case of Brazil under Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2022) by Trajber Waisbich, L

“…This paper uses the case of Brazil to examine bureaucratic responses, and attempted resistance, to democratic backsliding and policy dismantling in times of autocratisation, notably under Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2022). …”

The Diversity of Actors in Reform Backsliding and Its Containment in the Ukrainian Hybrid Regime by Michael Martin Richter

“…Numerous studies on democratic backsliding mostly focus on the state executive as a driving force. …”
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2022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition? by Ilić, Vujo, Pudar Draško, Gazela

“…In this election analysis, we describe the political context of the elections, marked by the long-term democratic backsliding, the Covid-19 pandemic measures, the constitutional referendum, mass environmental protest mobilization, and finally the invasion of Ukraine. …”
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Critical Friendship After the Pandemic by Joelle M. Abi-Rached

“…Whereas critical theory has been described as either “explanatory-diagnostic” or “emancipatory-utopian,” a critical friendship approach aims to be both diagnostic and emancipatory in an age of uncertainty and democratic backsliding. …”
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Le conseguenze della pandemia da COVID-19 sui diritti culturali delle minoranze nazionali in Europa centro orientale, baltica e balcanica by Caterina Filippini

“…This analysis is functional not only to identify in a comparative perspective similarities and differences between the models of protection of minority cultural rights, but above all to verify the effective guarantee of the same in the context of the democratic backsliding experienced by some CEBBE countries, further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Beyond Invalidation: Unorthodox Forms of Judicial Review of Constitutional Amendments and Constitution-amending Case Law in Colombia by Vicente F. Benítez-R.

“…Lastly, the article ends with a cautionary note about the challenges this type of constitution-amending case law faces from the perspective of democracy and democratic backsliding.…”
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Why Party Bans Often Don’t Work - How an Attempt to Ban Turkey’s AKP Backfired by Andrew O'Donohue, Cem Tecimer

“…More than 15 years after the AKP closure case, Turkey has experienced significant democratic backsliding, and Erdoğan has secured a third term as president, extending his tenure in office into 2028. …”
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Market Power, Democracy and (Un)Fair Elections by Maciej Bernatt

“…The Polish experience arguably sheds light on constitutional democracies’ weaknesses in effectively addressing the links between political and market power which can further democratic backsliding. In this blogpost, I will highlight why the existing legal framework, in particular remedies available in law aimed at imposing limits on the use of market power, i.e. competition law, are insufficient to address this risk and why a broader debate in public law is necessary in this respect.…”
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‘Warming Up’ to Populist Leaders: A Comparative Analysis of Argentina and Spain by Emily Carty, Mariano Torcal

“…What makes populist leaders, responsible for many episodes of democratic backsliding, especially appealing to a significant part of the electorate? …”
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Resistance without ideals : explaining the Pakatan Harapan vote in the 2018 Malaysian federal election amongst overseas Malaysian youth by R Kumaran

“…This paper asserts that the vote for the PH was merely an anti-Najib vote and will lead to democratic backsliding, using Democratic Transition Theory (DTT). …”
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Courts against backsliding: Lessons from Latin America by Gamboa, L, García‐Holgado, B, González‐Ocantos, E

“…Much of the literature on the judicial politics of democratic backsliding focuses on incumbents' efforts to capture judiciaries and weaponize them against the regime. …”

Liberalconstitutional Backsliding of Democracy and the Threat of the Pandemic by Dorota Pietrzyk-Reeves, Arkadiusz Górnisiewicz, Bogdan Szlachta

“… In this article we argue that what is called today a ‘democratic backsliding’ or de-consolidation should be analysed, at least in some cases, as a liberal-constitutional backsliding for which the pandemic of Covid-19 adds a new impetus and creates the situation where violation of constitutionality of law might become a norm. …”
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Polarization and Moral Threat: Insights from Systemist Analysis by Ilona Goldner, Pazit Ben-Nun Bloom

“…Our framework sheds new light on the complex interplay between morality and conflicts, with implications for social cohesion, erosion of moral values, and democratic backsliding.…”
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