Old democracies cope better with severe crisis than newer ones

Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 11:51 in Psychology & Sociology

In established democracies with a long experience of democracy, the risk of democratic breakdown, in the face of a crisis like the current corona-crisis, is low. The outlook is very different for new democracies, especially those with weak civil society and weak political parties, according to research from the University of Gothenburg.

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