Motivators of Authoritarian Populist Behavior: How Institutional Threat and Public Opinion Explain Democratic Backsliding in the United States

• In Event: Institutions in the Sequence of Democratic Backsliding

Brief Overview

Institutions that pose a threat to authoritarian populists are most likely to be targeted for backsliding. Focusing on the U.S. from 2017-2021, I conduct case studies on four institutions: the media, electoral system, legislature, and judiciary.

Author

• Samantha Call, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University