Book contents
- Resisting Backsliding
- Resisting Backsliding
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Opposition Strategies against the Erosion of Democracy
- 3 Electing Leaders with Hegemonic Aspirations
- 4 “Chávez Vete Ya”: The Erosion of Democracy in Venezuela
- 5 Preventing the Erosion of Democracy in Colombia
- 6 Opposition Strategies Elsewhere
- 7 Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
3 - Electing Leaders with Hegemonic Aspirations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2022
- Resisting Backsliding
- Resisting Backsliding
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Opposition Strategies against the Erosion of Democracy
- 3 Electing Leaders with Hegemonic Aspirations
- 4 “Chávez Vete Ya”: The Erosion of Democracy in Venezuela
- 5 Preventing the Erosion of Democracy in Colombia
- 6 Opposition Strategies Elsewhere
- 7 Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter focuses on the first stage of the erosion of democracy. In it, I assess the factors that increase the likelihood of having an executive with hegemonic aspirations and the extent to which these factors explain whether this head of government successfully erodes democracy or not.
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- Resisting BackslidingOpposition Strategies against the Erosion of Democracy, pp. 50 - 97Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022