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Authoritarian Misunderstandings of Democracy by Iqra Kashif is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1. The article examines the paradox that widespread support for democracy frequently coexists with authoritarian regimes lacking core democratic values. 2. It hypothesizes that this is because people in many countries have "authoritarian notions of democracy" (ANDs) that define democracy in non-liberal, authoritarian ways, allowing them to view non-democratic regimes as democratic. 3. The article provides cross-national evidence that ANDs are prevalent, especially in non-democratic regions like the Middle

Author

Iqra Kashif

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