Varieties of contemporary democratic breakdown and regression: A comparative analysis |
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Authors: | LUCA TOMINI CLAUDIUS WAGEMANN |
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Affiliation: | 1. Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium;2. Goethe‐Universit?t Frankfurt, Germany |
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Abstract: | The goal of this article is to understand which combinations of explanatory conditions account for the qualitative differences within forms of democratic breakdown (i.e., transition from democracy to a hybrid or authoritarian regime) and democratic regression (i.e., transition within democracy through a loss of democratic quality). The analysis focuses particularly on the specific features of those processes of change ending up with a transition from democratic rule, compared to those producing a simple loss of democratic quality within the democratic regime. Applying two‐step fuzzy‐set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), the study aims to integrate different types of explanatory factors, offering a fresh and comprehensive perspective on this phenomenon. |
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Keywords: | democratic breakdown democratic regression regime change qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) |
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