Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020)
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Resumo: | Populism and technocracy reject vertical accountability and horizontal accountability. Populism and technocracy can combine to form ‘technocratic populism.’ The study assesses the extent to which democratic decay can be traced to the actions of technocratic populists as opposed to institutional factors, civil society, fragmentation and polarization. The main findings of this article are that technocratic populism has illiberal tendencies expressed best in its efforts at executive aggrandizement (cf. Bermeo, 2016). Without an effective bulwark against democratic erosion (cf. Bernhard, 2015), technocratic populism tends to undermine electoral competition (vertical accountability), judiciary independence, legislative oversight (horizontal accountability), and freedom of the press (diagonal accountability). The most effective checks on technocratic populist in power, this study finds, are the courts, free media, and civil society. This article highlights the mechanisms of democratic decay and democratic resilience beyond electoral politics. It indicates that a combination of institutional veto points and civil society agency is necessary to prevent democratic erosion (cf. Weyland, 2020). While active civil society can prevent democratic erosion, it cannot reverse it. Ultimately, the future of liberal democracy depends on the people’s willingness to defend it in the streets AND at the ballot box. |
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Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020)accountability; Czech Republic; democratic decay; democratic resilience; populism; technocracy; technocratic populismPopulism and technocracy reject vertical accountability and horizontal accountability. Populism and technocracy can combine to form ‘technocratic populism.’ The study assesses the extent to which democratic decay can be traced to the actions of technocratic populists as opposed to institutional factors, civil society, fragmentation and polarization. The main findings of this article are that technocratic populism has illiberal tendencies expressed best in its efforts at executive aggrandizement (cf. Bermeo, 2016). Without an effective bulwark against democratic erosion (cf. Bernhard, 2015), technocratic populism tends to undermine electoral competition (vertical accountability), judiciary independence, legislative oversight (horizontal accountability), and freedom of the press (diagonal accountability). The most effective checks on technocratic populist in power, this study finds, are the courts, free media, and civil society. This article highlights the mechanisms of democratic decay and democratic resilience beyond electoral politics. It indicates that a combination of institutional veto points and civil society agency is necessary to prevent democratic erosion (cf. Weyland, 2020). While active civil society can prevent democratic erosion, it cannot reverse it. Ultimately, the future of liberal democracy depends on the people’s willingness to defend it in the streets AND at the ballot box.Cogitatio2020-12-17info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v8i4.3420oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3420Politics and Governance; Vol 8, No 4 (2020): Varieties of Technocratic Populism around the World; 473-4842183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/3420https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v8i4.3420https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/3420/3420Copyright (c) 2020 Petra Guastihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGuasti, Petra2022-10-21T16:03:06Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3420Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:13:45.650725Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020) |
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Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020) |
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Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020) Guasti, Petra accountability; Czech Republic; democratic decay; democratic resilience; populism; technocracy; technocratic populism |
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Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020) |
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Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020) |
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Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020) |
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Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020) |
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Populism in Power and Democracy: Democratic Decay and Resilience in the Czech Republic (2013–2020) |
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Guasti, Petra |
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Guasti, Petra |
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Guasti, Petra |
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accountability; Czech Republic; democratic decay; democratic resilience; populism; technocracy; technocratic populism |
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accountability; Czech Republic; democratic decay; democratic resilience; populism; technocracy; technocratic populism |
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Populism and technocracy reject vertical accountability and horizontal accountability. Populism and technocracy can combine to form ‘technocratic populism.’ The study assesses the extent to which democratic decay can be traced to the actions of technocratic populists as opposed to institutional factors, civil society, fragmentation and polarization. The main findings of this article are that technocratic populism has illiberal tendencies expressed best in its efforts at executive aggrandizement (cf. Bermeo, 2016). Without an effective bulwark against democratic erosion (cf. Bernhard, 2015), technocratic populism tends to undermine electoral competition (vertical accountability), judiciary independence, legislative oversight (horizontal accountability), and freedom of the press (diagonal accountability). The most effective checks on technocratic populist in power, this study finds, are the courts, free media, and civil society. This article highlights the mechanisms of democratic decay and democratic resilience beyond electoral politics. It indicates that a combination of institutional veto points and civil society agency is necessary to prevent democratic erosion (cf. Weyland, 2020). While active civil society can prevent democratic erosion, it cannot reverse it. Ultimately, the future of liberal democracy depends on the people’s willingness to defend it in the streets AND at the ballot box. |
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