Comparative & International · World
Democracies vs Autocracies
What separates democracies from autocracies, the spectrum in between (competitive authoritarianism), how democracies erode through elected leaders, how autocracies survive, and how indices like V-Dem and Freedom House measure it.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Parliamentary systems; rule of law. Next: China's political system; international law & the UN. Sources: Levitsky & Ziblatt, *How Democracies Die* (2018); Levitsky & Way, *Competitive Authoritarianism* (2010); V-Dem Democracy Report; Freedom House *Freedom in the World*.Next: 1. The spectrum