Unintentional Democratic Backsliders : "Evil Always Wins Through the Strength of its Splendid Dupes"

• Autorzy: Łukasz Zamęcki , Adam Szymański
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This, mainly conceptual, paper concerns the democratic backsliding process, focusing on specific and understudied actors whose actions (or non-actions) unintentionally contribute to the undertakings of autocrats or "would-be autocrats," instead of concentrating on often analysed incumbents. The authors propose in this regard a concept of "unintentional backsliders," including its definition, typology, and model of mapping actors who, due to recklessness or negligence, unintentionally support democratic backsliding. The spectrum of such backsliders has been additionally outlined in the case of Poland, the fastest de-democratising country recently - in order to demonstrate that the proposed conceptual framework can be translated into a political reality and has a potential to be applied in empirical studies. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Politics; Democracy; Authoritarianism

PL

Polityka; Demokracja; Autorytaryzm

• Czasopismo: Polish Political Science Review. Polski Przegląd Politologiczny
• Rocznik: 2023
• Numer: Vol. 11, Iss. 1
• Strony: 24--45

Twórcy

autor

Łukasz Zamęcki

• University of Warsaw

autor

Adam Szymański

• University of Warsaw

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DOI

10.2478/ppsr-2023-0003