Democratic backsliding and resilience during a pandemic: the cases of Poland and Italy

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We investigate the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis on the quality and survival of democracy in a country. We start from the idea that such crises entail a risk of democratic backsliding, as governments could exploit the state of emergency to concentrate power in their own hands and derogate to...

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Published in:	Italian Political Science
Main Authors:	Andrea Cassani, Angelo Panaro, Adam Szymański, Łukasz Zamęcki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Università degli Studi di Catania 2024-02-01
Subjects:	Covid-19 democratic backsliding democratic resilience Italy Poland
Online Access:	http://italianpoliticalscience.com/index.php/ips/article/view/198

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