The Democracy Disadvantage
How Populism Impedes Democracies and Galvanizes Authoritarianism in the Face of Disaster
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2024
302 pages
979-8-216-33048-6 (ISBN)
Description
Populists are conventionally maligned as impediments to effective policymaking. They tend to undermine state institutions, exercise personalistic rule, and offer simplistic solutions to complex societal problems. But is populism always a hindrance to good governance? In this book, Brian Grodsky argues that the interplay between populism and regime type can upend expected levels of political responsiveness based on regime considerations alone. The result can be a reversal of the so-called "democratic advantage," according to which public accountability in democratic regimes drives action beyond what is typically expected under authoritarianism. Grodsky explores the government policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic in three populist states: the United States (a democracy); China (a non-democracy); and Russia (a hybrid regime). This insightful, exploratory analysis is essential reading for students and scholars of comparative politics, populism, and disaster management.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
979-8-216-33048-6 (9798216330486)
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Brian K. Grodsky
The Democracy Disadvantage
How Populism Impedes Democracies and Galvanizes Authoritarianism in the Face of Disaster
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Brian K. Grodsky is a former U.S. diplomat and reporter, and current professor of comparative and international politics at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is also a practitioner in the disaster sphere, having worked for more than two decades on local and national fire, rescue, and emergency medical teams. His three most recent books, The Democratization Disconnect, Social Movements and the New State, and The Costs of Justice, all explore challenges in democratizing states.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Power, Populism, and Policy in the Face of Danger
Chapter 2: The Perils and Promises of Populism
Chapter 3: Populist Face COVID-19: The First Year of the Pandemic in China, Russia, and the United States
Chapter 4: The Advantages of Populist Authoritarianism? China's COVID Fight
Chapter 5: Populists Stuck in the Middle: How Russia Struggled to Control COVID
Chapter 6: The United States: The Abyss of Democratic Populism
Chapter 7: Beyond the Cases: Populism, COVID, and the Broader World
Bibliography
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Power, Populism, and Policy in the Face of Danger
Chapter 2: The Perils and Promises of Populism
Chapter 3: Populist Face COVID-19: The First Year of the Pandemic in China, Russia, and the United States
Chapter 4: The Advantages of Populist Authoritarianism? China's COVID Fight
Chapter 5: Populists Stuck in the Middle: How Russia Struggled to Control COVID
Chapter 6: The United States: The Abyss of Democratic Populism
Chapter 7: Beyond the Cases: Populism, COVID, and the Broader World
Bibliography
About the Author
