Abstract Why does collective resistance to democratic backsliding emerge in some contexts and not others? The experience of Malawi in 2011–2012 offers an opportunity to explore this question. In the face of attacks on democratic rights and institutions, large-scale popular and civil society mobilization challenged the government’s authoritarian tendencies. Drawing on collective action theories and comparing Malawi’s experience to that of Zambia, VonDoepp argues that Malawi’s resistance arose in an environment that was favorable to its emergence. Economic conditions had generated grievances against government, polarization remained modest, and civil society organizations benefitted from credibility and the presence of allies that facilitated activism.

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抵制民主倒退：马拉维的比较视角经验

摘要 为什么在某些情况下会出现对民主倒退的集体抵制，而在其他情况下不会出现？马拉维 2011-2012 年的经验为探讨这个问题提供了机会。面对对民主权利和制度的攻击，大规模的民众和公民社会动员挑战了政府的威权倾向。VonDoepp 借鉴集体行动理论并将马拉维的经验与赞比亚的经验进行比较，认为马拉维的抵抗是在有利于其出现的环境中产生的。经济状况引发了对政府的不满，两极分化仍然不大，民间社会组织受益于信誉和促进激进主义的盟友的存在。