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Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Ancient Athens

Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Ancient Athens

Miller, Jeff

Hardcover

Series: Sortition and Public Policy

PhilosophyAncient GreeceGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 178836063X
ISBN13: 9781788360630
Publisher: Imprint Academic (Ips)
Published: Jan 1 2022
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.25
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.40
Language: English

The storming of the US Capitol building in January 2021 focused attention on the multiple threats facing contemporary liberal democracies. Beyond the immediate problem of Covid-19, the past two decades saw political polarization, a dramatic rise in inequality, global warming and other environmental threats, as well as the growth of dangerous cultural and political divisions. Western liberal democracies find themselves in the midst of what political theorists call a legitimation crisis: major portions of the population lack confidence in the ability of governments to address our most pressing problems. This distrust in government and traditional political parties opened the door to populist leaders and a rising tide of authoritarianism.

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