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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Main Author: Himes, Kenneth R. 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2026
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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