Direct and Indirect Effects of Democratic Backsliding on Governance Outcomes: The Role of Public Administration

• In Event: The Implications of Political Control and Backsliding

Brief Overview

This paper examines how democratic backsliding affects governance directly and via public administration. Data from 110 countries (1996–2022) and SEM show that deeper backsliding weakens administration, leading to governance decline

Authors

• David Ibanez, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

• Ricardo Andres Bello-Gomez, Rutgers University-Newark