The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It - Hardcover

Yascha Mounk

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674976827 ISBN 13: 9780674976825

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2018

Synopsis

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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Review:

The People vs. Democracy provides an acute analysis of the rise in populist nationalism and the challenges to democracy in our time. If you've not heard of Yascha Mounk before, you definitely will in the future.--Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University

Yascha Mounk mounts a powerful argument that liberal democracy stands at a critical point. He shows that the forces of technology, economics, and identity are pulling our political systems toward one of two highly undesirable extremes: illiberal democracies run by populist demagogues and undemocratic liberalisms governed by technocratic elites. He points us wisely toward a domesticated, inclusive nationalism and a renewed civic faith. An important book that should be read widely. --Dani Rodrik, Harvard University

Yascha Mounk is sounding a tocsin that we must heed. Minority rights and majority rule are not irrevocably yoked together; as they diverge, the future of liberal democracy is in peril. Everyone worried about the state of contemporary politics should read this book. --Anne-Marie Slaughter, President & CEO, New America

The rise of authoritarian populism shows that we can no longer assume that liberal democracy is the wave of the future. So argues Yascha Mounk in this sobering and astute analysis of our current political moment. This splendid book is an invaluable contribution to the debate about what ails democracy, and what can be done about it. --Michael J. Sandel, Harvard University

About the Author:

Yascha Mounk is a Lecturer on Government at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow in the Political Reform Program at New America.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0674976827
• ISBN 13: 9780674976825
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400