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Democratic Backsliding, Resilience, and Resistance
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Democratic Backsliding, Resilience, and Resistance

An examination of the role of political polarization in backsliding and the combined importance of political agency and institutional levers for regime outcomes.

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By Jennifer McCoy, Rachel Beatty Riedl, Paul Friesen, Kenneth Roberts
Published on Dec 1, 2023
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Jennifer McCoy

Nonresident Scholar, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Jennifer McCoy is a nonresident scholar in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, where she focuses on political polarization and democratic resilience in the U.S. and around the world.

Rachel Beatty Riedl

Paul Friesen

Kenneth Roberts

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Jennifer McCoy
Nonresident Scholar, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Jennifer McCoy
Rachel Beatty Riedl
Paul Friesen
Kenneth Roberts
DemocracyPolitical Reform

Carnegie India does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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