The Great Experiment [electronic resource] : How to Make Diverse Democracies Work
Yascha Mounk2022
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'Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy should read this book'
ANNE APPLEBAUM
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One of our most important political thinkers looks to the greatest challenge of
our time: how to live together equally and peacefully in diverse democracies.
It's easy to be pessimistic about the fate of democracy in multi-ethnic
societies. At the end of the Second World War, fewer than one in twenty-five
people living in the UK were born abroad; now it is one in seven. The history of
humankind is a story of us versus them, and the project of diverse democracies
is a relatively new one - it is, in other words, a great experiment.
How do identity groups with different ideologies and beliefs live together? Is
it possible to embark on a democracy with shared values if our values are at
odds?
Yascha Mounk argues that group identity is both deeply rooted and malleable. No
community is beyond conciliation: ...
Main title:
Author:
Yascha Mounk, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (368)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781526630063
Language:
English
BRN:
438397
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |