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Democratic backsliding
in the United States specifically
Freedom House (
wikipedia
) says that US's democratic traditions are fairly strong, but then notes:
"However, in recent years its democratic institutions have suffered erosion, as reflected in rising political polarization and extremism, partisan pressure on the electoral process, bias and dysfunction in the criminal justice system, harmful policies on immigration and asylum seekers, and growing disparities in wealth, economic opportunity, and political influence."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_authoritarian_personality#United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpism#Right-wing_authoritarian_populism
Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
, by Anne Applebaum
(2020)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_of_Democracy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_totalitarianism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illiberal_democracy#Cases_of_illiberalism
the
V-Dem Institute
has a lot of interesting data and charts
United States of America: January 6 and Its Aftermath
globally
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_backsliding#Prevalence_and_trends
a
third wave of democratization
...
The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century
, by Samuel P. Huntington
(1991)
The End of History and the Last Man
, by Francis Fukuyama
(1992)
...followed by a third wave of autocratization
Lührmann, Anna
, and
Staffan I. Lindberg
. "
A third wave of autocratization is here: what is new about it?.
"
Democratization
26.7 (2019): 1095-1113.
both authors are associated with the
V-Dem Institute
Youngs, Richard
, et al. "
Post–Cold War Democratic Declines: The Third Wave of Autocratization.
"
Carnegie Europe
27 (2019).