Why Masses Support Democratic Backsliding

• In Event: Voting for Populists and Autocrats: Understanding Support for Populist and Authoritarian Candidates

Brief Overview

This study examines the underpinnings of public support for democratic backsliding, delineating five theoretical accounts: personalistic leadership, affective polarization, populism, majoritarianism and entanglement with the law.

Authors

• Noam Gidron, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Yotam Margalit, Tel Aviv University

• Lior Sheffer, Tel Aviv University

• Itamar Yakir, Yale University