Backsliding: The subversion of democracies in the 21st century Pt 3
October 13, 2021
A discussion with Stephan Haggard (UC San Diego) and Robert Kaufman (Rutgers), authors of “Backsliding: Democratic Regress in the Modern World”, and Toda’s Kevin Clements and Paula Green.
They discuss the majoritarian view of democracy, based on the idea that the majority should rule and be able to get what they want. But what happens when the concept of majority is highly exclusionary and the process of checks and balances is swept aside, creating fertile territory for populist autocrats to mobilise support?
Interview recorded 13 October 2021.
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