The Determinants of Prospective BRICS Accession: Toward Institutional Homogeneity?

• In Event: Democratic Backsliding and International Cooperation

Brief Overview

The study introduces new data on countries seeking BRICS membership, showing that rising authoritarianism and economic interdependence with core members drive accession interest amid global democratic backsliding.

Authors

• Giuseppe Peressotti, University of Texas at Dallas

• Minh Dao, University of Texas at Dallas

• Kelvin Chun-Man Chan, University of Texas at Dallas

• Sadman Shafiq, University of Texas at Dallas