Replication Data for: Examining the effects of democratic backsliding on human rights conditions]

What is the link between democratic backsliding and human rights?
Existing literature has focused almost exclusively on the effect of increasing
democratic features on improvements in human rights. In contrast, we
know less regarding the impact of decreasing democracy (i.e., democratic
backsliding) on a state’s human rights conditions. With the growing influence
of antidemocratic movements in many democracies recently, it is
imperative that we explore the relationship between democratic backsliding
and human rights conditions. We suspect that democratic backsliding
has a substantial negative impact on human rights conditions. We posit
that countries experiencing a period of democratic backsliding will also
experience human rights violations to a greater degree. Additionally, we
maintain that the scale of the backsliding matters, wherein states experiencing
more democratic backsliding also experience more substantial
reductions in human rights conditions. In testing these assertions, we find
strong empirical support using a range of data sources and model
specifications.