01443nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653002700051653002300078653002200101653001400123653001400137653001100151653001200162653002600174100001900200700001800219245006500237300000800302490000700310520089600317       2024                            d  c202410ademocratic backsliding10ade-democratization10asecurity governce10ademocracy10aautocracy10aTurkey10aGeorgia10astrategic competition1 aCüneyt Gürer1 aPhilipp Fluri00aIntroduction: Democratic Backsliding and Security Governance  a5-80 v233 a<p>Democratic backsliding, characterized by the incremental erosion of democratic principles and a resurgence of authoritarian tendencies, &nbsp;profoundly influences the very fabric of security governance. While its impact on public administration has been explored by scholars of public policy and public administration, &nbsp;the interaction between the backsliding process and security governance has not been widely discussed in the contemporary context. This dedicated edition of Connections is intended to fill the gap in understanding the process of democratic backsliding and its impact on security governance. To that end, this edition explores how security institutions can become both tools and victims in the hands of authoritarian populists, and how the professional objectivity of security professionals is challenged when confronted with an authoritarian leader’s will.</p>