Pandemic power grab Is Covid-19 undermining European democracies? Recent scholarship overlooks the fact that most pandemic-related erosions of democracy can be attributed to illiberal inertia long in place before 2019...

Here from #LenkaBustikova and me on power grabs that underline democratic decay:
1. Democratic decay is gradual, not sudden.
2. Small power shifts erode accountability over time.
3. Vigilance is key to stopping unnoticed decline.
#DemocraticDecay #NGEU
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