The Evolution of Illiberalism: Necropolitical Economies and a Democratic Antidote.

Illiberal regimes exhibit a political economy in which people's continued access to welfare protections depends on loyalty to incumbent politicians. Their politicians' invocation of xenophobic tropes suggests a clear boundary between loyal lives that matter to the regime and those that do not, yet s...

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Published in:Social Research Vol. 91; no. 3; pp. 973 - 999
Main Author: Pisano, Jessica
Format: Article
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press Fall2024
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        Authoritarianism
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