Identifying (Un)Common Patterns of Democratic Backsliding with Geser Ganbaatar

In his recent talk, identifying (Un)Common Patterns of Democratic Backsliding, Geser Ganbaatar examined the global erosion of democracies, highlighting both common and unique trajectories. He argued that democratic backsliding should be understood not only through the lens of political liberalism but also through the vital perspective of electoral integrity.

Geser is a PhD candidate in Law, Ethics, and Economics for Sustainable Development at the University of Milan, where he is also a project associate for the EU-funded COMP-LAW project. He is currently a visiting scholar at the National University of Mongolia and advises the Research and Development Institute of the Mongolian Parliament. His research focuses on democratic backsliding, employing comparative quantitative analysis to highlight its varying trajectories.