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Democracies in peril? : waves of backsliding / Hans Keman.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Keman, Hans, author.
Contributor:
Taylor & Francis eBooks
Rosengarten Family Fund.
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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