Democracy's Surprising Resilience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6287965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Levitsky, Lucan A Way (0000-0001-9702-9034) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 5-20 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2023.a907684 |
| OpenAlex | W4386929993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
Against widespread perceptions, the authors argue that democracy has proven remarkably resilient in the twenty-first century. Fears of a "reverse wave" or a global "authoritarian resurgence" have yet to be borne out. The vast majority of "third wave" democracies—those that adopted democratic institutions between 1975 and 2000—have long outlived the favorable global conditions that enabled their creation. The authors attribute the resilience of third-wave democracies after the demise of the liberal West's post–Cold War hegemony to economic development and urbanization, and also to the difficulty of consolidating and sustaining an emergent authoritarian regime under competitive political conditions
Authoritarianism · Cold war · Demise · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Hegemony · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Sociology · Third wave · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 14 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |