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TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1006 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: Autocratization · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Lührmann and Lindberg (2019) argue that a third wave of autocratization began in the mid-1990s and differs from earlier waves in that it is led mostly by legally elected incumbents who gradually undermine democratic institutions, rather than by coups.”

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