Competitive authoritarianism: examining satisfaction with democracy and perception of voting efficacy in Turkey
Journal: D-Scholarship@Pitt (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2018

Since the turn of the century, scholars have noticed a worrying trend of democratic backsliding. Countries around the world are becoming more authoritarian with public support, which is manifesting itself in the proliferation of hybrid regimes. This study focuses on one type of hybrid regime – competitive authoritarianism – which maintains semi-democratic elections that are unfair and unfree. To better understand who votes for authoritarian leaders and why, I examine Turkey, which has been a com