Does the state of emergency create an opportunity for democratic erosion? Lessons from post-communist Central and Southeast Europe
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The paper’s key puzzle is the variation in lockdown‑related democratic de‑cline in the region of Central and Southeast Europe given the incumbents’ ideologicaland regime (dis)similarity. Why did similar regimes not respond to the pandemic in thesame manner by using the opportunity to grab more executive power and diminish theauthority of other institutions? While some argue that a state of emergency providesan ideal opportunity for democratic decline due to reduced costs, others believe thatautocratic regimes with a ‘pre‑existing condition for autocracy’ are more vulnerable. Tocontribute to this discussion, I examine three examples from post‑communist Central andSoutheast Europe (Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia) during the pandemic‑related state ofemergency and lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. I consider several relevant factors, the mostimportant of which is the prospect of winning the next election. To erode democracy,autocratic incumbents must feel insecure about the outcome of the next ele...ction touse the opportunity created by the state of emergency. If they are uncertain of victory,they may prefer to expand their executive powers during the state of emergency, thusundermining democracy.
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democratic decline; executive aggrandisement; hybrid regimes; state of emergency / democratic decline / executive aggrandisement / hybrid regimes / state of emergencyИзвор:
Politics in Central Europe, 2023, 19, 3, 621-643Издавач:
- Prague : Sciendo
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FPNTY - JOUR AU - Pavlović, Dušan PY - 2023 UR - http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1056 AB - The paper’s key puzzle is the variation in lockdown‑related democratic de‑cline in the region of Central and Southeast Europe given the incumbents’ ideologicaland regime (dis)similarity. Why did similar regimes not respond to the pandemic in thesame manner by using the opportunity to grab more executive power and diminish theauthority of other institutions? While some argue that a state of emergency providesan ideal opportunity for democratic decline due to reduced costs, others believe thatautocratic regimes with a ‘pre‑existing condition for autocracy’ are more vulnerable. Tocontribute to this discussion, I examine three examples from post‑communist Central andSoutheast Europe (Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia) during the pandemic‑related state ofemergency and lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. I consider several relevant factors, the mostimportant of which is the prospect of winning the next election. To erode democracy,autocratic incumbents must feel insecure about the outcome of the next election touse the opportunity created by the state of emergency. If they are uncertain of victory,they may prefer to expand their executive powers during the state of emergency, thusundermining democracy. PB - Prague : Sciendo T2 - Politics in Central Europe T1 - Does the state of emergency create an opportunity for democratic erosion? Lessons from post-communist Central and Southeast Europe EP - 643 IS - 3 SP - 621 VL - 19 DO - 10.2478/pce-2023-0029 ER -
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Pavlović, D.. (2023). Does the state of emergency create an opportunity for democratic erosion? Lessons from post-communist Central and Southeast Europe. in Politics in Central Europe Prague : Sciendo., 19(3), 621-643. https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2023-0029
Pavlović D. Does the state of emergency create an opportunity for democratic erosion? Lessons from post-communist Central and Southeast Europe. in Politics in Central Europe. 2023;19(3):621-643. doi:10.2478/pce-2023-0029 .
Pavlović, Dušan, "Does the state of emergency create an opportunity for democratic erosion? Lessons from post-communist Central and Southeast Europe" in Politics in Central Europe, 19, no. 3 (2023):621-643, https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2023-0029 . .