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Democratic Recession

The liberal world order finds itself increasingly under attack. Nationalism, populism, authoritarianism and tribal politics, long thought to be relics of the past, are experiencing a massive comeback. These summaries will help you make sense of this worrying trend.

Summaries

9 Book

The Digital Republic

On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century
Jamie Susskind
Pegasus Books, 2022
8 Book

Winter Is Coming

Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
Garry Kasparov
Public Affairs, 2015
9 Book

The Future of Freedom

Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
Fareed Zakaria
W.W. Norton, 2003
9 Article

How America Lost Faith in Expertise

And Why That's a Giant Problem
Tom Nichols
Foreign Affairs, 2017
9 Report

Democracy Index 2016

Revenge of the “Deplorables”
The Economist Intelligence Unit
EIU, 2017
8 Article
James Fallows
The Atlantic, 2016
8 Video

Someday Our Kids Will Ask, How Did You Let This Happen?

Thoughts on Recovering a Sensible Democracy
Lawrence Lessig
Aspen Institute, 2016
8 Report

Democracy Index 2015

Democracy in an Age of Anxiety
The Economist Intelligence Unit
EIU, 2016
8 Report

Democracy Index 2014

Democracy and Its Discontents
The Economist Intelligence Unit
EIU, 2015
8 Report

Democracy Index 2012

Democracy at a Standstill
Economist Intelligence Unit
EIU, 2013

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