The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy
Published online on January 29, 2026
Abstract
Comparative Political Studies, Ahead of Print.
Abundant prior research has analyzed the mass public’s role in democratic backsliding. Comparatively little research has studied democratic restoration, the rehabilitation of democratic institutions following backsliding. We investigate this issue using ...
Abundant prior research has analyzed the mass public’s role in democratic backsliding. Comparatively little research has studied democratic restoration, the rehabilitation of democratic institutions following backsliding. We investigate this issue using ...