Democracy under Threat
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9780199484805
Publication date:
27/10/2017
Hardback
286 pages
Price: 595.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199484805
Publication date:
27/10/2017
Hardback
286 pages
Edited by Surendra Munshi
With the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy seemed to have won the day. Yet, events in such diverse places as Turkey and the Philippines, the Brexit vote, and the election rhetoric of Donald Trump raise questions about the future of democracy. With essays by thought leaders and opinion makers from across the globe, Democracy under Threat considers challenges to functioning democracies. It highlights deficiencies of leadership and institutions and the threats posed not only by populism, caudillism, and dynastic rule but also by the spread of authoritarianism and its spirit.
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Edited by Surendra Munshi
Description
Much seems to be going wrong with democracy at present. The global advance of democracy is stalled and, what is worse, cynicism about democracy is growing. Recent events in such diverse places as Turkey and the Philippines, the Brexit vote, and the election rhetoric of Donald Trump raise questions about the future of democracy.
Presenting papers by academics, diplomats, journalists, political leaders, and other thought leaders from different parts of the world, Democracy under Threat considers challenges to functioning democracies from within and outside. It highlights deficiencies of leadership and institutions and the threats posed not only by populism, caudillism, and dynastic rule but also by the spread of authoritarianism and its spirit.
This book helps to make sense of what is happening to democracy in the post-truth era.
About the Editor
Surendra Munshi, former professor of Sociology at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, is an independent researcher and member of the Program Council of Forum 2000, an organization founded by Václav Havel that upholds the values of democracy, human rights, and tolerance. He has published and spoken on various subjects, including issues concerning democracy, leadership, and global visions.
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Edited by Surendra Munshi
Table of contents
Preface
Introduction
I. Crisis in Democratic Leadership
1. For Democratic Renewal: Tasks for Democratic Leadership
CARL GERSHMAN
2. The Voice of the People and Leadership
IVETA RADIČOVA
3. Solidarity and Social Justice: Challenges for Liberal Democracy
SHLOMO AVINERI
II. The Fragile and Emerging State of Democratic Institutions
4. The Future of Democracy in the Arab World
TAREK OSMAN
5. The Fragility of Our Democratic Institutions
ARUN MAIRA
III. A New Era of Authoritarianism
6. The Growing Authoritarian Influence in Democratic Systems
CHRISTOPHER WALKER
7. The Bitter Taste of Velvet Dictatorship
ADAM MICHNIK
8. Aggrieved Nativism: Turkey and Russia
SUAT KINIKLIOĞLU
9. New Authoritarianism in East Asia
LU HSIU-LIEN
10. Ten Thousand Cuts: China’s Approach to Democracy
JUAN PABLO CARDENAL
IV. Populism, Caudillism, and Dynastic Rule
11. Three Structural Flaws in the Populist Wall
OSCAR ARIAS
12. From Illiberalism to Populism: The Ideological Causes of the Latin American Failure
AXEL KA ISER
13. The Paradox of Dynastic Politics in India
NEELAM DEO AND ARJUN CHAWLA
14. Democracy, Dynasties, and Power: Why ‘Legacy Politics’ Persists
PAUL FLATHER
V. Has the West Failed?
15. Staying with Our Values
ANDREJ KISKA
16. Has the West Failed?
ALEXANDR VONDRA
17. The Enduring Legacy of Western Dominance
THOMAS POGGE
VI. For Democratic Leadership: Lessons from Havel and Gandhi
18. Havel and the Mahatma: A Brief Comparison
RA MIN JAHANBEGLOO
19. Post-Truth and Truth
SURENDRA MUNSHI
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Editor and Contributors
Edited by Surendra Munshi
Features
- A topical book on the status of democracy and democratic systems
- Examines the challenges and crisis in democratic leadership, fragile state of newly established democratic institutions, populism, and dynastic rule
- 20 contributors from different parts of the world (Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, UK, and USA)
Edited by Surendra Munshi
Review
Democracy under Threat is essential reading for anyone concerned about democracy in these troubled times.
—Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–7)
Democracy under Threat appears at the most timely moment. The rise of populism in established democracies, the turn toward authoritarian government in recent democracies, and the failure of democratization in autocratic systems have brought to an end a quarter of a century of almost universal expectations of a worldwide flourishing of democracy. This volume will help the readers to reflect on the pressing threats to democracy in their home countries and in the world at large.
—Abram de Swaan, Emeritus University Professor of Social Science at the University of Amsterdam
Description
Much seems to be going wrong with democracy at present. The global advance of democracy is stalled and, what is worse, cynicism about democracy is growing. Recent events in such diverse places as Turkey and the Philippines, the Brexit vote, and the election rhetoric of Donald Trump raise questions about the future of democracy.
Presenting papers by academics, diplomats, journalists, political leaders, and other thought leaders from different parts of the world, Democracy under Threat considers challenges to functioning democracies from within and outside. It highlights deficiencies of leadership and institutions and the threats posed not only by populism, caudillism, and dynastic rule but also by the spread of authoritarianism and its spirit.
This book helps to make sense of what is happening to democracy in the post-truth era.
About the Editor
Surendra Munshi, former professor of Sociology at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, is an independent researcher and member of the Program Council of Forum 2000, an organization founded by Václav Havel that upholds the values of democracy, human rights, and tolerance. He has published and spoken on various subjects, including issues concerning democracy, leadership, and global visions.
Kindly download the flyer for more details.
Reviews
Democracy under Threat is essential reading for anyone concerned about democracy in these troubled times.
—Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–7)
Democracy under Threat appears at the most timely moment. The rise of populism in established democracies, the turn toward authoritarian government in recent democracies, and the failure of democratization in autocratic systems have brought to an end a quarter of a century of almost universal expectations of a worldwide flourishing of democracy. This volume will help the readers to reflect on the pressing threats to democracy in their home countries and in the world at large.
—Abram de Swaan, Emeritus University Professor of Social Science at the University of Amsterdam
Table of contents
Preface
Introduction
I. Crisis in Democratic Leadership
1. For Democratic Renewal: Tasks for Democratic Leadership
CARL GERSHMAN
2. The Voice of the People and Leadership
IVETA RADIČOVA
3. Solidarity and Social Justice: Challenges for Liberal Democracy
SHLOMO AVINERI
II. The Fragile and Emerging State of Democratic Institutions
4. The Future of Democracy in the Arab World
TAREK OSMAN
5. The Fragility of Our Democratic Institutions
ARUN MAIRA
III. A New Era of Authoritarianism
6. The Growing Authoritarian Influence in Democratic Systems
CHRISTOPHER WALKER
7. The Bitter Taste of Velvet Dictatorship
ADAM MICHNIK
8. Aggrieved Nativism: Turkey and Russia
SUAT KINIKLIOĞLU
9. New Authoritarianism in East Asia
LU HSIU-LIEN
10. Ten Thousand Cuts: China’s Approach to Democracy
JUAN PABLO CARDENAL
IV. Populism, Caudillism, and Dynastic Rule
11. Three Structural Flaws in the Populist Wall
OSCAR ARIAS
12. From Illiberalism to Populism: The Ideological Causes of the Latin American Failure
AXEL KA ISER
13. The Paradox of Dynastic Politics in India
NEELAM DEO AND ARJUN CHAWLA
14. Democracy, Dynasties, and Power: Why ‘Legacy Politics’ Persists
PAUL FLATHER
V. Has the West Failed?
15. Staying with Our Values
ANDREJ KISKA
16. Has the West Failed?
ALEXANDR VONDRA
17. The Enduring Legacy of Western Dominance
THOMAS POGGE
VI. For Democratic Leadership: Lessons from Havel and Gandhi
18. Havel and the Mahatma: A Brief Comparison
RA MIN JAHANBEGLOO
19. Post-Truth and Truth
SURENDRA MUNSHI
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Editor and Contributors
