The Concept That Started It All

Javier Corrales discusses Chávez, Trump, and how autocratic legalism became a framework for understanding democratic decline.

Episode Number 1
Recorded On February 1, 2021

Today, Fabio talks to Javier Corrales, a political science professor at Amherst College. Corrales coined the term autocratic legalism to account for Venezuela’s authoritarian turn in the late 20th century.

In the episode, Fabio and Corrales unpack this concept and discuss other issues, including the 2020 US elections and how the United States can deal with the autocratic legacy from the Trump presidency.

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