The Democracy Disadvantage

How Populism Impedes Democracies and Galvanizes Authoritarianism in the Face of Disaster

Brian K. Grodsky (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

302 Seiten

2024
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-9211-5 (ISBN)

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Populists are conventionally maligned as impediments to effective policymaking. They tend to undermine state institutions, exercise personalistic rule, and offer simplistic solutions to complex societal problems. But is populism always a hindrance to good governance? In this book, Brian Grodsky argues that the interplay between populism and regime type can upend expected levels of political responsiveness based on regime considerations alone. The result can be a reversal of the so-called “democratic advantage,” according to which public accountability in democratic regimes drives action beyond what is typically expected under authoritarianism. Grodsky explores the government policy response to the COVID19 pandemic in three populist states: the United States (a democracy); China (a non-democracy); and Russia (a hybrid regime). This insightful, exploratory analysis is essential reading for students and scholars of comparative politics, populism, and disaster management.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.01.2024
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	151 x 229 mm
Gewicht	417 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-5381-9211-X / 153819211X
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-9211-5 / 9781538192115
Zustand	Neuware