Democracy and Its CrisisSimon and Schuster, 07.09.2017 - 240 Seiten The EU referendum in the UK and Trump’s victory in the USA sent shockwaves through our democratic systems. In Democracy and Its Crisis A. C. Grayling investigates why the institutions of representative democracy seem unable to hold up against forces they were designed to manage, and why it matters. First he considers those moments in history when the challenges we face today were first encountered and what solutions were found. Then he lays bare the specific threats facing democracy today. The paperback edition includes new material on the reforms that are needed to make our system truly democratic. |
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PART I | |
Locke Hobbes Spinoza 4 The Beginnings of a Solution Part II Montesquieu Rousseau | |
Madison Constant | |
De Tocqueville Mill PART II | |
Alternative Democracies and Antidemocracies | |
Why It Has Gone Wrong | |
Making Representative Government Work | |
The People and the Constitution | |
Conclusion | |
Brexit | |
Taking Reform Further | |
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