People vs. democracy why our freedom is in danger and how to save it

Mounk, Yascha

People vs. democracy why our freedom is in danger and how to save it People versus democracy - London Harvard University Press 2019 - 393p. some illustrations 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-357) and index.

Introduction: Losing our illusions -- Part 1. The crisis of liberal democracy: Democracy without rights -- Rights without democracy -- Democracy is deconsolidating -- Part 2. Origins: Social media -- Economic stagnation -- Identity -- Part 3. Remedies: Domesticating nationalism -- Fixing the economy -- Renewing civic faith -- Conclusion: Fighting for our convictions.

From India to Turkey, from Poland to the United States, authoritarian populists have seized power. Two core components of liberal democracy--individual rights and the popular will--are at war, putting democracy itself at risk. In plain language, Yascha Mounk describes how we got here, where we need to go, and why there is little time left to waste.--

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Democracy
Populism
Authoritarianism
Human rights
Political participation

JC423 / .M685 2018

321.8 / MO-P

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