What happens to democratic administration when populists come to power? This article
depicts the contours of the debate within the discipline of Public Administration (PA) about …

Employing loyal external appointees has been identified as a key strategy used by
incumbents to gain control over the state bureaucracy. This phenomenon is known as …

Much has been said theoretically about whether populism corrects the limitations of
democracies, or instead damages their foundations. Yet we still know very little about how …

A ascensão de lideranças autoritárias de extrema direita nas democracias contemporâneas
catalisou processos de retrocesso democrático com profundas e diversas implicações …

Populist, illiberal, or outright autocratic movements threaten democracies worldwide,
particularly when such extreme political forces gain control of executive power. For public …

How do political parties shape state capacity? We argue that democratic leaders backed by
personalist parties are more likely than other leaders to undermine impartial state …

The paper focuses on how illiberal politics in post-2010 Hungary have affected the political
opportunities of advocacy groups in terms of influencing policymaking and how the latter …

Pernicious polarization is an antagonistic Us versus Them division, where the other group is
perceived as an existential threat. It is often intertwined with the erosion of democratic norms …

State weakness is often emphasized as a key determinant of democratic breakdowns.
However, previous studies have failed to appreciate how different aspects of state weakness …

The decline in democratic quality and the increasing electoral popularity of illiberal populist
parties are among the most notable global phenomena in the past 20 years. This article …