The Origins of Elected Strongmen: How Personalist Parties Destroy Democracy from Within

Bys: Frantz, Erica, Kendall-Taylor, Andrea, Wright, Joe

Since the end of World War II, democracies typically fell apart by coup d' tat or through force. Today, however, they are increasingly eroding at the hands of democratically elected incumbents, who seize control by slowly chipping away at democratic institutions. To better understand these developments, this book examines the role of personalist political parties, or parties that exist primarily to further their leader's career as opposed to promote...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198888074
• ISBN13: 9780198888079
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"