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democratic breakdown: a standalone construct

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Comparative politics

the process in which a democracy loses legitimacy, efficacy and effectiveness until power passes to non-democratic actors, with semi-loyal and disloyal oppositions as key factors.

In comparative politics, democratic breakdown refers to the process in which a democracy loses legitimacy, efficacy and effectiveness until power passes to non-democratic actors, with semi-loyal and disloyal oppositions as key factors. This meaning comes from Linz (1978) in The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes.[1]

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References

Linz, J. (1978). The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes. Johns Hopkins University Press. https://doi.org/10.56021/9780801820229

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