Demagogues and the Instability of Democracy

• In Event: Authoritarian Politics and Democratic Backsliding

Brief Overview

investigates the long-run susceptibility of democracy to demagogues, studying the tension between far-sighted representatives who guard the long-run interests of voters, and office-seeking demagogues who cater to voters' short-run desires.

Authors

• Dan Bernhardt, University of Illinois

• Stefan Krasa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Mehdi Shadmehr, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy