Is Democracy Failing?
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Is Democracy Failing? / Dasandi, Niheer.
London : Thames & Hudson, 2018. (The Big Idea).Research output: Book/Report › Book
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TY - BOOK
T1 - Is Democracy Failing?
AU - Dasandi, Niheer
PY - 2018/9/6
Y1 - 2018/9/6
N2 - Only four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies, but many more do not fulfil the four basic requirements of democracy. Since 2015, populist politicians have been on the rise in the West. Is populism the new face of democracy? Is democracy simply the will of the people? Can any existing government claim to be truly democratic?Is Democracy Failing? interrogates contemporary forms of democracy and questions whether they remain fit for purpose today.
AB - Only four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies, but many more do not fulfil the four basic requirements of democracy. Since 2015, populist politicians have been on the rise in the West. Is populism the new face of democracy? Is democracy simply the will of the people? Can any existing government claim to be truly democratic?Is Democracy Failing? interrogates contemporary forms of democracy and questions whether they remain fit for purpose today.
KW - democracy
KW - authoritarian
KW - politics
M3 - Book
SN - 0500293651
T3 - The Big Idea
BT - Is Democracy Failing?
PB - Thames & Hudson
CY - London
ER -