Democracy, Backsliding, and Catholicism
The state of democracy is declining worldwide, and that includes the United States, the oldest constitutional democracy. Various scholars have proposed theories regarding the growth and decline of democracy in the twenty-first century. Many commentaries point to a new threat to democracy that goes b...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2026
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| In: |
Theological studies
Year: 2026, Volume: 87, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-125 |
| Further subjects: | B
Civil Society
B Alexis de Tocqueville B Donald Trump B competitive authoritarianism B Larry Diamond B Democracy B Populism B democratic backsliding B Samuel Huntington B Liberalism |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The state of democracy is declining worldwide, and that includes the United States, the oldest constitutional democracy. Various scholars have proposed theories regarding the growth and decline of democracy in the twenty-first century. Many commentaries point to a new threat to democracy that goes by a variety of names. This essay aims to understand the cause of the democratic decline and the Catholic Church?s role in supporting democracy. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00405639251410601 |
