Populism and legislative backsliding
- פרופ' אסנת עקירב - המכללה האקדמית גליל מערבי
- 13 ביוני 2025
- זמן קריאה 1 דקות
מאת: פרופ' אסנת עקירב
13.6.2025
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Introduction: This study presents a comprehensive set of measurements for
assessing legislative backsliding and authoritarian populist rhetoric.
Methods: I demonstrate the use of thesemeasures by comparing the discussions
involved in passing three Basic Laws in Israel. One was enacted in the 20th
Knesset term, whereas the other two were passed during the current 25th
Knesset that began in 2022.
Results and discussion: The findings indicate more legislative backsliding in the
25th Knesset than in the 20th Knesset. The quality of the deliberative process
was poorer, there was less respect for informal institutions, and there was more
use of formal procedures to change previous behavioral norms during the 25th
Knesset. In addition, the use of authoritarian populist rhetoric increased during
this Knesset term and was used to justify and legitimize legislative backsliding.
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