1. Introduction
Part One: Defining Democracy and Dictatorship
2. Defining democracy
3. Defining autocracy
4. Dysfunctional democracies and hybrid systems
5. The consequences of democracy and authoritarian regimes
Part Two: Political Dynamics of
Autocracies
6. The durability of autocracy
7. Authoritarian instability and breakdown
8. Autocratic transitions
Part Three: Drivers of Democracy
9. Economics drivers of democracy
10. Cultural, social and historical drivers of democracy
11. International drivers
of democracy
12. Institutional drivers of democracy
Part Four: Contemporary Challenges to Democracy
13. The rise of populism and its impact on democracy
14. Changing patterns of democratic backsliding and breakdown
15. Conclusion
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Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor is Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and Adjunct Professor in Political Science at Georgetown University.
Professor Natasha Lindstaedt is Professor of Government at the University of Essex where
she directs the International Development Studies Program.
Dr. Erica Frantz is Assistant Professor in Political Science at Michigan State University.
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