1. Backsliding: Concept, Mechanisms, Measurement; 2. Social and Political Origins of Backsliding: The Role of Polarization; 3. Constitutions in the Balance: Parties, Legislatures and the Collapse of the Separation of Powers; 4. The Backsliding Process; 5. Conclusion.

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Backsliding shows how democratically elected rulers can weaken checks on executive power, curtail political rights, and undermine electoral systems.

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'… Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman offer some clarity through a theoretical framework designed to help explain this political phenomenon.' Democracy Paradox

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