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NTHRYSPhD AssistanceComparative Politics

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Research Frontiers in Populism and Democratic Backsliding

Examines how populist movements undermine democratic institutions and precipitate authoritarian consolidation across diverse political systems.

Populist Mobilization of Non-Electoral Grievances
Institutional Decay and Democratic Norm Erosion
Populism's Transnational Networks and Cross-Border Diffusion
Charismatic Authority Replacing Constitutional Constraints
Economic Anxiety and the Populist-Nationalist Nexus
Judicial Capture Under Populist Democratic Backsliding
Digital Publics and Polarization in Populist Movements
Subnational Variation in Populist Regime Consolidation
Populist Re-imagination of Citizenship and Belonging
Resistance Pathways to Authoritarian Democratic Reversal

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