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Introduction: Losing Our Illusions

  • Yascha Mounk
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The People vs. Democracy
This chapter is in the book The People vs. Democracy
© 2018 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

© 2018 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction: Losing Our Illusions 1
  4. Part One. The Crisis of Liberal Democracy
  5. Democracy without Rights 29
  6. Rights without Democracy 53
  7. Democracy Is Deconsolidating 99
  8. Part Two. Origins
  9. Social Media 137
  10. Economic Stagnation 151
  11. Identity 161
  12. Part Three. Remedies
  13. Domesticating Nationalism 195
  14. Fixing the Economy 216
  15. Renewing Civic Faith 237
  16. Conclusion. Fighting for Our Convictions 253
  17. Notes 269
  18. Credits 358
  19. Acknowledgments 362
  20. Index 371
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674984776-001

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction: Losing Our Illusions 1
  4. Part One. The Crisis of Liberal Democracy
  5. Democracy without Rights 29
  6. Rights without Democracy 53
  7. Democracy Is Deconsolidating 99
  8. Part Two. Origins
  9. Social Media 137
  10. Economic Stagnation 151
  11. Identity 161
  12. Part Three. Remedies
  13. Domesticating Nationalism 195
  14. Fixing the Economy 216
  15. Renewing Civic Faith 237
  16. Conclusion. Fighting for Our Convictions 253
  17. Notes 269
  18. Credits 358
  19. Acknowledgments 362
  20. Index 371
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