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Democracies in peril? : waves of backsliding / Hans Keman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keman, Hans, author.
- Series:
- Democratization and autocratization studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--History--21st century.
- Democracy.
- Populism.
- Liberalism.
- Representative government and representation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 258 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Hans Keman is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), the Netherlands.
- Contents:
- Prologue: Dsemocracy in the 21st century
- Reversing trends in 'democraticness'
- Comparative political science and the study of democracy
- Thinking about democracy : the origins of the liberal model
- Designing liberal democracy : institutionalizing the polity
- Towards universal suffrage and representation of the people
- Who governs at the end of the day in a democracy?
- Polyarchy and pluralism : waves of democratization
- Consensus democracy : the alternative to polyarchy?
- Parties and democracy : does politics matter?
- Ranking the stars of democraticness
- The limits of the liberal democratic model
- Signs of backsliding : illiberalism and populism
- Macro-politics and micro-performance of the 'state'
- Liberal democracy, legitimacy and stateness : micro performance
- Legitimacy and the liberal democratic state in the 21st century
- Epilogue: backsliding into the 21st century: outmoded or viable and resilient?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 28, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Keman, Hans. Democracies in peril?
- ISBN:
- 9781003187509
- 1003187501
- 9781003829041
- 100382904X
- 9781003829089
- 1003829082
- Publisher Number:
- 40032179642
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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