In the global trend of democratic backsliding, Hong Kong provides an illustrative case of how
democratic institutions could be degenerated by “exporting autocracy”. After 1997, Hong …

8 global asia Cover story strings attached: Democratic backsliding and New autocrats in
asia ing is that often, the main perpetrators of crimes against democracy are not military …

Hong Kong's autonomy within China is akin to a house built on sand. This article examines
how Hong Kong's autonomy has weathered the waves over the years by adopting a news …

The majority of today's authoritarian regimes have little hope of promoting autocracy beyond
their own borders, let alone to consolidated democratic countries. However, China and …

China has been regarded as a totalitarian or authoritarian country in which the party-state
controls every aspect of political, economic and social activity. 1 The state monopolizes …

China has become one of the most important trading partners for many Asian countries, and
Taiwan is at the forefront of China's economic coercion. It also leads to the following …

How do we theorize the unexpected global trend of democratic regression? Building upon
recent literature on backsliding, we offer a new conceptualization of the notion of democratic …

Recent research on the international diffusion of democracy has focused on demonstrating
how diffusion can change regime outcomes. Although there is still debate within the field of …

Over the past years, the deterioration of democracy and the rise of authoritarian forms of
governance have been a growing global phenomenon. In the Global North, this became …

Hong Kong and its relationship with China make for a uniquely intriguing study in
democratization. What has hindered or caused greater popular sovereignty in Hong Kong …