The people vs. democracy : why our freedom is in danger and how to save it /
People versus democracy
Yascha Mounk.
- Cambridge Harvard University Press 2018
- 393p. some illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-357) and index.
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.