Sergei Guriev

The pitfalls of strongman populism

The year 2016 showed that the durability of liberal democracy can no longer be taken for granted, even in the West. In fact, Harvard University political scientist Yascha Mounk's analysis of World Values Survey data shows that, in many Western countries, public confidence in democracy has been declining for quite some time.

7y ago
January 8, 2017
January 8, 2017

The pitfalls of strongman populism

The year 2016 showed that the durability of liberal democracy can no longer be taken for granted, even in the West. In fact, Harvard University political scientist Yascha Mounk's analysis of World Values Survey data shows that, in many Western countries, public confidence in democracy has been declining for quite some time.

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