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

• In Event: New Comparative Research on Populism

Brief Overview

We find that only joint action by civil society and institutional elites restores democratic quality, while isolated resistance fails. Mass mobilization acts as a signaling mechanism that activates elite resistance.

Authors

• Baixi Zhang, Texas A&M University

• Tianyi Yang, Texas A&M University

• Zhenyue Gao, Texas A&M University