Resisting Backsliding with Political Scientist Laura Gamboa

09/12/2024 33 min Temporada 4 Episodio 5
Resisting Backsliding with Political Scientist Laura Gamboa

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In this episode of Global Stage, Keough School Assistant Professor Laura Gamboa presents her book "Resisting Backsliding: Opposition Strategies Against the Erosion of Democracy." In conversation with Kellogg doctoral affiliate Isabel Güiza-Gómez, Gamboa discusses recent cases of democratic erosion and resilience in Latin America, emphasizing when and how opposition actors can successfully protect the rule of law and political competition despite maximalist executives’ interests in accumulating power.

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