Erica Frantz says Personalist Parties are Democracy's Latest Threat
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Erica Frantz discusses the rise of personalist parties and their impact on democracy.
Traditional programmatic parties serve as a critical guardrail for democracy. Erica Frantz In this episode, Justin Kempf speaks with Erica Frantz about her book The Origins of Elected Strongmen and the rise of personalist leaders in democracies. Frantz explains how leader-dominated political parties – more than populist rhetoric alone – can erode democratic institutions from within, drawing on cases from El Salvador to France. The conversation explores why voters support such lead...
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Host: Justin Kempf
Guest: Erica Frantz
Topics covered
- democracy
- personalist parties
- political leadership
- voter behavior
- democratic institutions
Keywords
- personalist parties
- democracy
- political parties
- Erica Frantz
- voter support
- democratic erosion
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Origins of Elected Strongmen
Places: El Salvador, France
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