Constitutional democracy is in decline and many would-be autocrats try to elude constitutional constraints or even to …

, they have been criticized as promoting technocracy to the detriment of democracy. A number of political scientists even … direct democracy, representative democracy, and expert decision-making. …

, whereas military dictatorships perform the worst. Although compliance is not determined by a constitution's breadth … the constitution achieve higher compliance levels. …

Africa and Europe improved particularly at the end of the Cold War. Democracies - particularly those with parliamentary and …

over the last two decades. The factors determining whether a constitution is complied with, however, have received only …

Africa and Europe improved particularly at the end of the Cold War. Democracies ― particularly those with parliamentary and …

, whereas military dictatorships perform the worst. Although compliance is not determined by a constitution’s breadth … the constitution achieve higher compliance levels …

constitutional compliance, i.e. have governments that respect and enforce the promises made in their country's constitution. At the …