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‘We thought we were immune’ to democratic backsliding - Harvard Law School
- A Harvard Law professor says organized opposition and active civil society are crucial to recovering democratic practices.
- Courts can prevent authoritarian tactics temporarily, giving opposition time to organize.
- Tushnet cautions that recovery stories differ by country and lack universal templates.
- Tushnet previews a book arguing mobilization may guard against backsliding better than constitutionalism.
- He cites No Kings protests as an example of popular constitutionalism in action.
- Tushnet believes popular constitutionalism is a real phenomenon shaping politics today.
- The event featured a discussion on restoring democratic practices post-authoritarianism.
- The discussion tied into Tushnet’s upcoming book ‘Constitutionalism and its Discontents’.
- The panel included editors and coauthors of leading constitutional law texts.
- The Harvard Law Today news piece emphasizes the need for a robust civil society amid attacks on media and education.
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