Articles by Suthan Krishnarajan

March 21, 2023

🦋 'Rationalising democracy': explaining a common logic

Suthan Krishnarajan

Why do people committed to democracy explicitly support undemocratic behaviour by their politicians? Suthan Krishnarajan argues that it all comes down to perception. Sometimes, politicians establish policies that attract widespread support, but they do so in an undemocratic fashion. Citizens then 'rationalise democracy' to reassure themselves that politicians are indeed acting in their best interests

Suthan Krishnarajan

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

Suthan’s research agenda seeks to understand and explain political regime instability.

In particular, he attempts to uncover citizens’ inherent regime preferences and willingness to accept undemocratic behaviour.

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