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Why do some democracies self-destruct? Using the collapse of democracy in ancient Athens and the Weimar Republic, as well as the uncertain fate of democratic rule in the United States and China today as illustrative examples, Mark Chou examines the conditions and characteristics of democracy that make it prone to self-destruct. In drawing out the political lessons from these past collapses, he explains how a democracy can, simply by being democratic, sow the seeds of its own destruction.
Contents
Introduction; 1. Democracy Against Itself; 2. Democracy in Athens: Autonomy, Tragedy and Decline; 3. Democide in Weimar: Militant Democracy and the Paradox of Self-Defence; 4. The Coming Authoritarianism: The State of America's Democracy; 5. China's New Authoritarianism: A Glimpse at Our Post-Democratic Future?; 6. Occupy Democracy: Democracy Against Itself and the Global Occupy Movement