The Global Rise of Autocracy

Introduction: Problematizing Rise of Autocracy and its Consequences for Sustainable Future Part 1: The State of Democracy and Rise of Autocracy 1. What Distinguishes "Successful" Democratic Backsliders from Thwarted Ones? 2. Democracy Regression and Autocracy Diffusion: A Conceptual Framework 3. Democracy, Autocracy, War, and Social Movements: The Russo-Ukrainian War, Recurrent Processes, and the Many Challenges of Our Own Moment 4. The Past and Future of Restricted Democracy in the United States Part 2: Backsliding Democracy and Rise of Authoritarianism: Challenges to Social and Environmental Sustainability 5. Green Authoritarianism and the Populist Revolt- the Challenge of Embracing Sustainability Without Succumbing to Techno-Authoritarianism 6. Networks of Climate Change Sceptics and Far-Right Narratives in Europe 7. Inclusive Development, Sustainability, and Democracy: Illusive Goals in the Context of Neo-Liberalism, Populism and Resurgent Authoritarianism in Sri Lanka 8. The Church in Ukraine: A Century-Long Movement "Away from Moscow" 9. The Intersection of Climate Change, Gender Equality, and Legal Framework: Analyzing the Impact of Environmental Policies on Women's Rights and Opportunities in Sri Lanka's Fragile Democracy Part 3: Retrospectively Looking Forward to the Future 10. Coping with the Climate War and Resurgent Authoritarianism: A View from Taiwan 11. Democratic Resilience: Ukrainian Alternative to Militant Authoritarianism 12. Understanding Russian Reality and Attitude towards Ukrainian war through the Lens of Ukrainian and Russian Media 13. Democratic Backsliding in Federal States 14. Democracy and Autocracy Impact on Countries' Sustainability: The Tragedy of the Commons Revisited