The Public’s Constraint of Undemocratic Elites
Published online on May 16, 2026
Abstract
Political Research Quarterly, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 1009-1024, September 2026.
There is much scholarly discussion about antidemocratic political rhetoric, the erosion of public support for democratic norms, and the implications for democratic backsliding. Underlying this literature is a concern about whether the citizenry holds ...
There is much scholarly discussion about antidemocratic political rhetoric, the erosion of public support for democratic norms, and the implications for democratic backsliding. Underlying this literature is a concern about whether the citizenry holds ...