RT Article
T1 Democracy, Backsliding, and Catholicism
JF Theological studies
VO 87
IS 1
SP 103
OP 125
A1 Himes, Kenneth R. 1950-
LA English
YR 2026
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1965403271
AB 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.
K1 Alexis de Tocqueville
K1 Donald Trump
K1 Larry Diamond
K1 Samuel Huntington
K1 Civil Society
K1 competitive authoritarianism
K1 Democracy
K1 democratic backsliding
K1 Liberalism
K1 Populism
DO 10.1177/00405639251410601