How democracies die : what history tells us about our future / Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt.

By:

Levitsky, Steven [author]

Contributor(s):

Ziblatt, Daniel, 1972- [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2018.Description: 312 p. ; 22 cmContent type:

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9780241317983

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DDC classification:

321.8

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Fateful Alliances -- 2. Gatekeeping in America -- 3. The Great Republican Abdication -- 4. Subverting Democracy -- 5. The Guardrails of Democracy -- 6. The Unrwritten Rules of American Politics -- 7. The Unraveling -- 8. Trump's First Year: an Authoritarian Report Card -- 9. Saving Democracy.

Summary: "Democracies can die with a coup d'etat - or they can die slowly. This happens most deceptively when in piecemeal fashion, with the election of an authoritarian leader, the abuse of governmental power and the complete repression of opposition. All three steps are being taken around the world - not least with the election of Donald Trump - and we must all understand how we can stop them. In How Democracies Die, Harvard Professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt draw insightful lessons from across history - from the rule of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile to the quiet undermining of Turkey's constitutional system by President Recep Erdogan - to shine a light on regime breakdown across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Notably they point to the dangers of an authoritarian leader faced with a major crisis. Based on years of research, they present a deep understanding on how and why democracies die; an alarming analysis of how democracy is being subverted today in the US and beyond; and a guide to maintaining and repairing a threatened democracy, for governments, political parties and individuals. History doesn't repeat itself. But we can protect our democracy by learning its lessons, before it's too late." -- Publisher's description.

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Includes bibliographic references and index.

"Democracies can die with a coup d'etat - or they can die slowly. This happens most deceptively when in piecemeal fashion, with the election of an authoritarian leader, the abuse of governmental power and the complete repression of opposition. All three steps are being taken around the world - not least with the election of Donald Trump - and we must all understand how we can stop them.
In How Democracies Die, Harvard Professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt draw insightful lessons from across history - from the rule of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile to the quiet undermining of Turkey's constitutional system by President Recep Erdogan - to shine a light on regime breakdown across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Notably they point to the dangers of an authoritarian leader faced with a major crisis.
Based on years of research, they present a deep understanding on how and why democracies die; an alarming analysis of how democracy is being subverted today in the US and beyond; and a guide to maintaining and repairing a threatened democracy, for governments, political parties and individuals.
History doesn't repeat itself. But we can protect our democracy by learning its lessons, before it's too late." -- Publisher's description.