# How Democracies Collapse from Within

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Podcast: [Stanford Legal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stanford-legal-523119)
Published: 2026-01-22T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-legal-on-siriusxm/
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## Resource

What happens when the legal tools meant to protect democracy are used to weaken it? Kim Scheppele explains.

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