Adjudicating for Democracy? How Ideas About Democratic Backsliding Shape Legal Interpretation
International Journal of Comparative Sociology
Published online on April 29, 2026
Abstract
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How do ideas about democratic backsliding reshape judicial reasoning? This article develops a mid-range theory through the Brazilian Supreme Court’s (STF) doctrinally heterodox rulings against President Jair Bolsonaro’s restructuring of participatory ...
How do ideas about democratic backsliding reshape judicial reasoning? This article develops a mid-range theory through the Brazilian Supreme Court’s (STF) doctrinally heterodox rulings against President Jair Bolsonaro’s restructuring of participatory ...