Democracy unmoored : populism and the corruption of popular sovereignty / Samuel Issacharoff.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023Description: 1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197674789Subject(s): Democracy | Populism | Politics and Government | Politics & governmentAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197674758DDC classification: 320.5662 LOC classification: JC423 | .I87 2023Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: 'Democracy Unmoored' focuses on populism's negative impact on democracies across the globe, covering not just wealthy democracies like the US and UK but countries like India, Argentina, Poland, and Brazil as well. In virtually every country experiencing a surge in populism, the populists' disregard for procedural norms is eroding the core institutions that uphold democracy. Sweeping in scope, this book provides a novel analysis of one of the defining trends in contemporary world politics.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Democracy Unmoored' focuses on populism's negative impact on democracies across the globe, covering not just wealthy democracies like the US and UK but countries like India, Argentina, Poland, and Brazil as well. In virtually every country experiencing a surge in populism, the populists' disregard for procedural norms is eroding the core institutions that uphold democracy. Sweeping in scope, this book provides a novel analysis of one of the defining trends in contemporary world politics.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 22, 2023).