Abstract
For a quarter of a century the transition from authoritarian rule figured very prominently on the Political Science research agenda. The reverse process – the transition from democracy – was largely ignored. This issue attempts to redress the balance, a choice for which there are a number of good reasons. It will address the regression of democracy – which might be a loss of democratic quality, a decline into a hybrid regime or a breakdown into an outright dictatorship.
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Erdmann, G., Kneuer, M. (2011). Introduction. In: Erdmann, G., Kneuer, M. (eds) Regression of Democracy?. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-93302-3_1
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