Perils of Populism?: Populist Chief Executives and Judicial Independence in 45 Democracies

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Brief Overview

This paper asks why judicial independence is in decline. Using original data, results show that populist chief executives erode judicial independence. The more populist the chief executive is, the greater the decline of judicial independence is.

Author

• Didem Seyis, Binghamton University