Articles by Şule Yaylacı

December 30, 2025

🎈 Why elected elites might reach for democratic innovations 

Şule Yaylacı
Elected politicians face rising mistrust, gridlock, and citizen disengagement. In their research, Şule Yaylaci, Edana Beauvais and Mark E. Warren show how democratic innovations can help elites tackle inclusion gaps, agenda-setting dilemmas, and decision-making deadlocks. The authors also highlight the risks of co-optation and 'democracy washing'
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Şule Yaylacı
Assistant Professor in Political Science, University of New Brunswick

Şule specialises in comparative politics of the Global South.

Her research areas include intergroup conflict, identity politics, and participatory democracy.

She uses mixed methods.

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