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Public Policy in Democratic Backsliding (2024)

(Publisher : Palgrave Mcmillan)

Author(s) : Michelle Morais de Sa e Silva & Alexandre de Avila Gomide

Michelle Morais de Sá e Silva is Associate Professor of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma, USA.

Alexandre de Ávila Gomide is Tenured Researcher at the Institute for Applied Economic Research, Brazil.

Abstract

This book examines the impact of democratic backsliding and populist governments on the public policy process. Drawing on case studies from the USA, Brazil, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, Turkey, and the Philippines, it assesses how elected populist governments have eroded policy capabilities and dismantled state apparatuses responsible for making and implementing policy. The book offers a unique perspective into democratic backsliding through a public policy lens, and considers why, when and how policy processes change as a result of populist governments. Numerous policy issues are analysed throughout the volume, including environmental, health and economic policies. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy, democracy studies, and public administration.

Table of contents

Table of contents (13 chapters)

 
  1. The Policy Process in Democratic Backsliding: A Proposed Framework of Analysis

    • Michelle Morais de Sá e Silva, Alexandre de Ávila Gomide
    Pages 1-36
  2. Preferences and Ideas of Illiberal Populists

    1. Populist Drift in Poland

      • Jolanta Itrich-Drabarek, Danuta Plecka
      Pages 85-109
     
     
  3. Institutional Hardball and Policy Outcomes

    1. Dismantling Policies Through (De)mobilization of Analytical Capacity: Cases from Brazil

      • Natália Massaco Koga, Pedro Lucas de Moura Palotti, Bruno Gontyjo do Couto, Pedro Arthur de Miranda Marques Pontes, Isabella de Araujo Goellner, Luciana Silva Garcia et al.
      Pages 159-189
     
     
  4. Institutional Hardball Meets Policy Resilience and Bureaucratic Reactions

    1. Democratic Public Action During Times of Backsliding: Examining the Resilience of Brazil’s Food and Water Policies

      • Carolina Milhorance, Marina Lazarotto de Andrade, Jean-François le Coq, Eric Sabourin
      Pages 227-258
    2. Action and Reaction: How Bureaucrats Cope with Different Forms of Political Oppression

      • Gabriela Lotta, Michelle Fernandez, João Paschoal Pedote, Olivia Landi Corrales Guaranha, Mariana Costa Silveira, Iana Alves de Lima
      Pages 285-310
     
     

Bibliographic Information

  • Book TitlePublic Policy in Democratic Backsliding

  • Book SubtitleHow Illiberal Populists Engage with the Policy Process

  • EditorsMichelle Morais de Sá e Silva, Alexandre de Ávila Gomide

  • Series TitleInternational Series on Public Policy

  • DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65707-8

  • PublisherPalgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook PackagesPolitical Science and International StudiesPolitical Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright InformationThe Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN978-3-031-65706-1Published: 26 November 2024

  • Softcover ISBN978-3-031-65709-2Due: 10 December 2025

  • eBook ISBN978-3-031-65707-8Published: 25 November 2024

  • Series ISSN2524-7301

  • Series E-ISSN2524-731X

  • Edition Number1

  • Number of PagesXVII, 371

  • Number of Illustrations7 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • TopicsPublic PolicySocial PhilosophyPolitical Leadership

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