Degenerations of Democracy

by Craig Calhoun, Charles Taylor, Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar

Three leading thinkers analyze the erosion of democracy's social foundations and call for a movement to reduce inequality, strengthen inclusive solidarity, empower citizens, and reclaim pursuit of the public good.

Democracy is in trouble. Populism is a common scapegoat but not the root cause. More basic are social and economic transformations eroding the foundations of democracy, ruling elites trying to lock in their own privilege,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674237587
• ISBN13: 9780674237582
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"