Divided We Fall: How Can Civil Society and Institutional Actors Resist Democratic Backsliding?

• In Event: New Comparative Research on Populism

Brief Overview

This article explores how populist leaders' strategic sequencing (Horizontal-Vertical vs. Vertical-Horizontal) in democratic backsliding impacts civil political engagement.We hypothesize the H-V sequence has a stronger effect than V-H.

Authors

• Baixi Zhang, Texas A&M University

• Tianyi Yang, Texas A&M University

• Zhenyue Gao, Texas A&M University