The emergence of illiberalism : understanding a global phenomenon / edited by Boris Vormann & Michael D. Weinman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vormann, Boris & Weinman, Michael D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

The Emergence of Illiberalism draws on the analytical resources of various disciplines and public policy approaches to reflect on the current standing of liberal democracy. The contributors examine the diversity of actually existing democracies in the West and beyond, and their structural and ideological underpinnings.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Part I: Democracy, Contested: Causes of Illiberalism

1 From a Politics of No Alternative to a Politics of Fear: Illiberalism and Its Variants

2 What Does a Legitimation Crisis Mean Today? Financialized Capitalism and the Crisis of Crisis Consciousness

3 Illiberal Democracy and the Struggle on the Right

4 Illiberal Democracy? A Tocquevillean Perspective

5 The Open Society from a Conservative Perspective

6 The Failing Technocratic Prejudice and the Challenge to Liberal Democracy

Part II: Democracy, Distorted: Cases of Illiberalism

7 Global Trumpism: Understanding Anti-System Politics in Western Democracies

8 The Crisis of Democracy: The United States in Perspective

9 The European Union and Its Chances for Democratic Revitalization

10 Eastern Europe's Illiberal Revolution: The Long Road to Democratic Decline

11 Illiberal Democracy or Electoral Autocracy: The Case of Turkey

12 India's Unofficial Emergency

13 Japan: Land of the Rising Right

14 "It's All Corrupt": The Roots of Bolsonarism in Brazil

Part III: Epilogue: Persevering through a Crisis of Conviction

15 Populism and Democracy: A Long View

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-34736-7

1-000-07918-X

9780429347368

OCLC:

1149297621