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How Democracies Die

Pages
320
Published
2018
Language
English

Synopsis

In How Democracies Die, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt examine the subtle signs of democratic decline. They introduce two key concepts: mutual tolerance, the acceptance of political opponents as legitimate, and institutional forbearance, the practice of self-restraint in exercising power. This book offers a framework for understanding how democracies can erode from within, even without overt authoritarianism.

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