
OpinionSeptember 23, 2024
Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within
The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions
Cecilia Menjívar is a professor of sociology and Dorothy L. Meier Social Equities Chair at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on manifestations of state violence and power, through laws, bureaucracies, and enforcement agencies, in the lives of immigrants and of women living in contexts of violence.

Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within
The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions