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The backlash against democracy promotion is largely a by-product of the proliferation of so-called hybrid regimes in the aftermath of democracyâs third wave. The legal and extralegal measures adopted by regimes determined to stymie democracy assistance range from constraints to cooptation, from coercion to closure. The overall response must come at three distinct levelsâthe tactical, the political, and the normative.
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Gershman et al. (2006) studied this question.
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