Understanding Legislative Decline: Turkey and the United States Compared

• In Event: Democratic Backsliding and Legislative Politics

Brief Overview

Legislative institutions face decline worldwide. Comparing the U.S. Congress and Turkey’s Grand National Assembly, this study explains distinct paths of erosion that converge in weakening representation, legitimacy, and the rule of law.

Authors

• Ebru Akarcay, Yeditepe University

• Nilay Özaydın Aydın, Yeditepe University