01116nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653002700051653002600078653001800104653001900122653001600141653002000157653002400177100001900201700001800220245005100238300000900289490000700298520059300305       2024                            d  c202410ademocratic backsliding10aauthoritarian regimes10aauthoritarian10acivil servants10abureaucracy10asecurity sector10asecurity governance1 aCüneyt Gürer1 aElena Walczak00aDemocratic Backsliding and Security Governance  a9-310 v233 a<p>The relationship between democratic backsliding and security governance requires special attention for many reasons. This study explores that relationship by examining how security governance can become both a tool and a victim under authoritarian populists. The confrontation between populist leaders and bureaucrats arises when bureaucrats are forced to choose between professional objectivity and adherence to the leader’s will. In the final section, the study elaborates on a model developed following empirical research conducted under the supervision of one of the authors.</p>