= Democratization = '''Democratization''' (and the inverse, '''democratic backsliding''') are comparative fields of study of (positively) how democracy is established and (normatively) how its establishment can be encouraged. <> ---- == Reading Notes == * [[Autocracy|Autocracy]], Gordon Tullock, 1987 * [[InternationalHumanRightsLawAndPracticeInLatinAmerica|International Human Rights Law and Practice in Latin America]], Ellen Lutz and Kathryn Sikkink, 2000 * [[TheToddlerInChief|The Toddler In Chief]], Daniel W. Drezner, 2020 * [[DodgingTheAutocraticBullet|Dodging the autocratic bullet: enlisting behavioural science to arrest democratic backsliding]]; Christoph M. Abels, Kiia Jasmin Alexandra Huttunen, Ralph Hertwig, and Stephan Lewandowsky; 2024 * [[ThereAreNoAdultsInTheRoom|There Are No Adults in the Room]], Daniel W. Drezner, 2025 * [[DefendingTheStatusQuoOrSeekingChange|Defending the Status Quo or Seeking Change? Electoral Outcomes, Affective Polarization, and Support for Referendums]], Bjarn Eck and Emilien Paulis, 2025 ---- CategoryRicottone