The people vs. democracy : why our freedom is in danger and how to save it / Yascha Mounk.
By: Mounk, Yascha [author.]
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018Description: 393 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674976825Other title: People versus democracySubject(s): Democracy | Populism | Authoritarianism | Human rights | Political participationDDC classification: 321.8 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 321.8 MOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 015752 |
Introduction: Losing our illusions -- Part I. The crisis of liberal democracy -- Democracy without rights -- Rights without democracy -- Democracy is deconsolidating -- Part II. Origins -- Social media -- Economic stagnation -- Identity -- Part III. 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."-- Provided by publisher