Tyranny of the minority : how to reverse an authoritarian turn, and forge a democracy for all
Levitsky, Steven2023
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In this analysis of one of the most important issues facing us today, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a dire warning about right-wing efforts to undermine multiracial democracy. Exploring the 2024 American election and the Capitol riots, as well as global examples from history including post-1945 Germany and Brazil and Chile during the '60s and '70s, the authors show how ossified political conventions can be pernicious enablers of minority rule, creating a situation in which partisan minorities can consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. With its urgent call for a radical reform of our antiquated institutions for the benefit of the majority, and a citizens' movement to put enough pressure on lawmakers to act before it's too late, 'Tyranny of the Minority' is a must-read for every participant in the emerging democratic reform movement.
Main title:
Tyranny of the minority : how to reverse an authoritarian turn, and forge a democracy for all / Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt.
Imprint:
UK : Viking, 2023.
Collation:
368 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241586204 (hbk)
Dewey class:
321.8320.4'73'0905
Language:
English
Subject:
Representative government and representation -- United StatesDemocracy -- Social aspects -- United StatesSocial change -- Political aspects -- United StatesUnited States -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryPolitics and GovernmentSocial & cultural historyPolitics & governmentPolitical structures: democracyGeopoliticsLaw & society, sociology of law
BRN:
3598819
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