Breaking Out of the Democratic Slump

Diamond, Larry

doi:10.1353/jod.2020.0003

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“…The change in the conditions of socialisation that followed the breakdown of the "old system" and the onset of the political transformation in Poland (1989) and Ukraine (1991) redefined the opportunities and threats that most likely would not have occurred if both countries had not entered the phase of democratic transition (Bunce, 1998;Way, 2004;McFaul, 2009). In the case of Poland, these opportunities included joining NATO and the European Union (which affected, for example, the security, mobility and freedom of travel, and economic development), while in the case of Ukraine, we must mention Russia's policy, which resulted in suppressing its aspirations to further approximate Europe, in political destabilisation, and violation of the country's integrity or the war in the eastern territories (Diamond, 2020). In this sense, the transformation considerably influenced all the most important determinants of the socialisation of contemporary societies in Poland and Ukraine, thus becoming a generational effect (García-Albacete, 2014, pp.…”

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Does the “Generation of Freedom” Really Exist? Evidence from Qualitative Research among Polish and Ukrainian Students

Marzęcki

2022

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Thirty years after the onset of democratisation in Central and Eastern Europe, the first generations of post-communist societies have been raised, educated and become professionally active. Objectively, they are a specific group of people whose primary and secondary socialisation occurred during a period that differed profoundly from that of their parents and older acquaintances. The article presents the results of a qualitative study conducted among Polish and Ukrainian students to diagnose their subjective generational self-identifications. The aim of the study was to determine whether and how young people in both countries perceive themselves and their social environment, and whether they identify themselves in terms of a unique generation.

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Does the “Generation of Freedom” Really Exist? Evidence from Qualitative Research among Polish and Ukrainian Students

Marzęcki

2022

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“…This points to a fundamental difference from the earlier waves of autocratization in the post-war era, where power was generally captured by military interventions, leading to the termination of the democratic process through sudden ruptures (Lührman & Lindberg, 2019). The present wave of autocratization instead takes place through a stage-by-stage process, whereby the autonomy of institutions like the judiciary, key layers of bureaucracy, and the media are undermined, leading to the gradual elimination of checks and balance mechanisms essential to the functioning of a liberal democratic order (Diamond, 2020, p. 39–40). Also, new business elites are supported to create a network of loyal economic actors and restrictions are placed on opposition parties and civil society organizations, which institutionally limit their ability to mount a serious challenge in the electoral process.…”

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Liberal Democracy on the Edge? Anxieties in a Shifting Global (dis)order

Kutlay

Önіş

2022

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political

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The future of liberal democracy appears to be uncertain. This article develops a holistic approach to examine the prospects of liberal democracy by focusing on how three main regime types—that is, “established democratic regimes,” “hybrid regimes,” and “established authoritarian regimes”—interact with each other. We argue structural global political economy trends, which largely created the current authoritarian populist tide, remain strong despite signs of democratic renewal emerged with the recent new green Keynesian turn in established Western democracies, a more unified transatlantic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and growing political-economic fragility of key hybrid regimes ruled by authoritarian populist leaders. Also, the resilience of various types of autocracies which co-exist and reinforce one another through economic linkages and political coalitions should not be underestimated, especially demonstrative effects of the Russia–China partnership. Both democratic and authoritarian forms of capitalism face serious problems of income and wealth inequality, raising challenges over “performance legitimacy” in both regime types. In this context, the performance and political-economic orientation of hybrid regimes will have a crucial bearing on the fortunes of liberal democracy on a global scale.

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“…Over the last decade, there has been growing alarm about the number of countries experiencing democratic regression. Scholars lament that political leaders have mobilized populist discourses that marginalize minority groups and foment partisan polarization, weaken judicial and legislative institutions that should provide executive oversight, destabilize bureaucratic structures, and undermine constitutions (Applebaum, 2021; Bauer et al, 2021; Cooley & Nexon, 2022; Diamond, 2020; Galston, 2018; Ginsburg et al, 2018; Levitsky & Ziblatt, 2018). Organizations that regularly analyse trends in political pluralism point to precipitous declines in metrics of democratic freedoms.…”

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Illiberal democracy and nutrition advocacy

Resnick

Deshpande²

2023

Development Policy Review

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MotivationAcross the world, illiberal democracy is on the rise. These majoritarian polities limit individual rights and undermine protections for minorities. Civil society organizations (CSOs) that support human rights and freedom of speech and association in these settings can be repressed.PurposeHow does illiberal democracy impact CSOs that lobby for economic and human development? We examine how illiberal democracy affects organizations advocating for nutrition. Ostensibly, improved nutrition is a valence issue that does not threaten a government's hold on power. But nutrition advocacy may mean criticizing a government's policies and programmes, and hence be seen by governments as hostile.Methods and approachWe focus on India, where illiberal democracy has become more pronounced over the last decade. Structured interviews were conducted in 2021 with three dozen advocacy organizations, donors, and government stakeholders who work on nutrition policy in India. We analyse how the financing of nutrition organizations, access to policy‐making, and advocacy have been affected under the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).We divide CSOs into organizations that focus on the design of nutrition programmes, those that prioritize evidence‐based nutrition policies, and those that advocate for the food and nutrition rights of certain communities, including those who are often marginalized.FindingsNutrition advocacy organizations' access to finance has been hampered by amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Partisan ideology and low tolerance of policy accountability affects nutrition CSOs' access to policy debates and decision‐making. Fears about freedom of expression and its impacts on renewal of organizational registrations make the CSOs more timid in their advocacy.These changes disproportionately affect CSOs that focus on evidence and, above all, those that stand up for rights.Policy implicationsAssessments of enabling environments for nutrition policy need to consider better how partisan ideologies and political settlements exclude some groups in society. Moreover, given that illiberal democracy further weakens the value of evidence in policy‐making, donors need to consider how they present evidence and policy feedback when governments see criticism as hostile and politically motivated. Donors also need to consider what illiberal democracy implies for their efforts to support local CSOs: they should be aware that their support can sometimes undermine the legitimacy of CSOs in the eyes of national governments.

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Breaking Out of the Democratic Slump

Cited by 36 publications

References 10 publications

Does the “Generation of Freedom” Really Exist? Evidence from Qualitative Research among Polish and Ukrainian Students

Does the “Generation of Freedom” Really Exist? Evidence from Qualitative Research among Polish and Ukrainian Students

Liberal Democracy on the Edge? Anxieties in a Shifting Global (dis)order

Illiberal democracy and nutrition advocacy

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