Democracy and Its Crisis

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.

About the author

Anthony C. Grayling lehrt Philosophie in London, ist ein weltweit geschätzter Experte für historisch-philosophische Themen und arbeitet für die großen britischen Zeitungen, für Radio und Fernsehen. Seine Bücher sind international erfolgreich.

Summary

An urgent exploration of the challenges facing democracy today

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‘A concise, clear and challenging survey of the history of democracy, its recent failures and how we might repair it.’

Report

'Grayling incisively surveys attempts by Western thinkers, from Plato and Aristotle to Madison and Tocqueville, to resolve what he calls the "dilemma of democracy": the tension between the belief that power belongs ultimately to the people, and the desire for stable and humane government.' Wall Street Journal

Product details

• Authors: A. C Grayling, A. C. Grayling, A.C. Grayling, Grayling A. C.
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.05.2018
• EAN: 9781786074065
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-406-5
• No. of pages: 230
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 199 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; PHILOSOPHY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Philosophy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Political structures: democracy, Popular philosophy, Politics and government, Cultural and media studies