Why is Democracy in Decline: Democratic Backsliding in Venezuela and Turkey

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Brief Overview

This paper argues that the undemocratic leader’s ability to mobilize the previously persecuted segment of the society in a country is the main variable that can account for the fall of democracy in hybrid regimes.

Author

• Fatih F Bayraktar, Pennsylvania State University