Delegitimizing parties and knowledge institutions blocks democracy’s core functions

Evidence

When political parties are delegitimized, this defining institution of democracy cannot do its work of shaping elections, representation, and the terms of political contestation. When knowledge-producing institutions are delegitimized, they cannot do their work of creating, assessing, and correcting the universe of facts and arguments we need to make decisions about politics and policy. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 276

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Delegitimation rejects knowledge institutions and opposition conventions wholesale. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 87; Delegitimation erodes democracy slowly rather than through crisis or coup — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 42; Mistrust is democratic, delegitimation assaults democracy — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 86 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Mistrust is democratic, delegitimation assaults democracy #expands (0.88) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 86
• Delegitimation erodes democracy slowly rather than through crisis or coup #expands (0.82) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 42