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January 1, 2010Journal of democracy188 citations

Democracy's Past and Future: Populism, Pluralism, and Liberal Democracy

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MPMarc F. Plattner

Key Points

  • This research seeks to understand the circumstances under which democracy has maintained resilience against authoritarian threats.
  • Literature review on democratic resilience and authoritarianism
  • Analysis of interactions among political disorders
  • Evaluation of the impact of populism and pluralism on democracy
  • Democracy's resilience is driven by counteracting political disorders that help stabilize its framework.
  • Populism and pluralism interact in ways that can bolster democratic practices rather than undermine them.
  • The study highlights the complexity of democratic systems in responding to authoritarian challenges.

Abstract

Abstract: In recent years, scholars have begun to focus on the sources of "authoritarian resilience." But democracy has also shown surprising resilience, in part because the disorders to which it is prone tend to counteract each other.

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Marc F. Plattner (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d75b93f44a16d01ef3077chttps://doi.org/10.1353/jod.0.0154
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