In the Name of Democracy? Presidential Impeachments and Democratic Erosion in Latin America

• In Event: Selective Responsiveness and Democratic Erosion

Brief Overview

This paper defines anti-democratic impeachment—when semi-loyal oppositions use legal means to undermine democracy. It offers a typology and shows such cases, like Rousseff’s in Brazil, are more common than scholars have recognized.

Author

• Nicole Herscovici, Northwestern University