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Challenges to Subnational Democracy in the United States, Past and Present

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ID5742013
AuthorsRobert Mickey (corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume699
Issue1
Pages118-129
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027162211072952
OpenAlexW4226076652
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited55

After a half century of stable performance, American democracy is now under threat. The threat emerged from nationalized party competition, but it is made manifest largely in the actions of Republican politicians at the state level. This article describes these actions and suggests how and why the current threat to democracy differs from past periods

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Citations per year5,25
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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