In his final work Richard Rorty provides the definitive statement of his political thought. Rorty equates pragmatism with anti-authoritarianism arguing that because there is no authority we can rely on to ascertain truth we can only do so intersubjectively. It follow... Lees meer.

Why do Muslim-majority countries exhibit high levels of authoritarianism and low levels of socio-economic development in comparison to world averages. Ahmet T. Kuru criticizes explanations which point to Islam as the cause of this disparity because Muslims were philos... Lees meer.

Flexible Authoritarianism challenges the idea that the transnational rise of authoritarianism is a backlash against economic globalization and neoliberal capitalism. Flexible authoritarianism--a form of government that simultaneously incentivizes a can-do spirit and sup... Lees meer.

Why are some authoritarian regimes highly competitive and others highly unified. Do they function differently. And what does it mean for our understanding of democracy and democratization. In The Social Roots of Authoritarianism Natalia Forrat describes two models o... Lees meer.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Listen to the Summary of Richard Rorty s Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism in 20 minutes. Please note. This is a summary not the original book. Pragmatism as defined by James is the belief that beliefs are to be judg... Lees meer.

Provocative and engaging The array of urgent questions and crises facing our democracy makes one miss Richard Rorty s voice. insistent relentlessly questioning and dedicated to the proposition that we can t afford to let our democracy fail. Chris Lehmann New Repu... Lees meer.

This volume considers from a risk perspective the current phenomenon of the new Alt-Right authoritarianism and whether it represents real democracy or an unacceptable hegemony potentially resulting in elected dictatorships and abuses as well as dysfunctional government.... Lees meer.

This two-volume book considers from a risk perspective the current phenomenon of the new Alt-Right authoritarianism and whether it represents real democracy or an unacceptable hegemony potentially resulting in elected dictatorships and abuses as well as dysfunctional... Lees meer.

First published in 1981 this still-timely volume surveys the history of social psychological research on right-wing authoritarianism and describes a more fruitful direction for future work. It concludes with a disturbing comment on the pervasiveness of authoritarian be... Lees meer.

In a study of the interplay between democratic politics and authoritarian states in South Asia Ayesha Jalal explains how a shared colonial legacy led to apparently contrasting patterns of political development although confronting similar threats from ethnic and regio... Lees meer.

Contributors. Anne Applebaum Anne-Marie Brady Alexander Cooley Javier Corrales Ron Deibert Larry Diamond Patrick Merloe Abbas Milani Andrew Nathan Marc F. Plattner Peter Pomerantsev Douglas Rutzen Lilia Shevtsova Alex Vatanka Christopher Walker and Frede... Lees meer.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR A dystopian odyssey through the dark authoritarian landscape of the modern world The TimesTo be born American in the late twentieth century was to take the fact of a particular kind of American exceptionalism as granted a state o... Lees meer.

An alarming number of countries that once were seemingly stable democracies have veered in recent years toward authoritarianism-a trend known as democratic backsliding. One of those countries in Venezuela which enjoyed periods of democratically elected governments in... Lees meer.

Electoral autocracies regimes that adopt democratic institutions but subvert them to rule as dictatorships have become the most widespread resilient and malignant non-democracies today. They have consistently ruled over a third of the countries in the world inclu... Lees meer.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER How did our democracy go wrong. This extraordinary document ... is Applebaum s answer. Timothy Snyder author of On TyrannyThe Pulitzer Prize winning historian explains with electrifying clarity why elites in democracies around the world are... Lees meer.