Democracy & Civic Health
How Civil Wars Start
By Barbara F. Walter
A political scientist’s warning-signs framework for democratic backsliding, grounded in comparative research, useful for practitioners who need the high-stakes case for why this work matters.
Book
2022

Overview

A political scientist’s warning-signs framework for democratic backsliding, grounded in comparative research, useful for practitioners who need the high-stakes case for why this work matters.

About the Author

Barbara F. Walter holds the Rohr Chair in Pacific International Relations at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy. She’s a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations and received the National Conflict Resolution Center’s 2022 Peacemaker of the Year Award.
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Book

Author

Barbara F. Walter

Year

2022

Topic

Democracy & Civic Health

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