Democratic Commitment
why citizens tolerate democratic backsliding
$343.83
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2025
Summary
The Erosion of Democracy: How Citizens Enable Autocracy
Why do citizens often fail to resist democratic backsliding? Democratic Commitment argues that political culture is the key to understanding why voters continue to support leaders who dismantle democratic institutions.
The book posits that varying understandings of democracy and a weak commitment to liberal democratic values leave segments of the electorate open to majoritarian or illiberal app…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198902737 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198902735 |
| Author: | Natasha Wunsch |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
About The Author
Natasha Wunsch
Natasha Wunsch is Professor of European Studies and Director of the Center for European Studies at the University of Fribourg. She was previously Assistant Professor at Sciences Po (CEE) and Senior Researcher with the Center for Comparative and International Studies at ETH Zurich, as well as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University and the University of Oxford. She holds a PhD in Political Science (2016) from University College London. Her research interests lie at the intersection between European Politics and Comparative Politics, with a particular focus on democratic backsliding and the rise of illiberal populism.
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