Democratic crossroads : transformations in twenty first-century politics
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Richard YOUNGS. Democratic crossroads : transformations in twenty first-century politics. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024, viii, 196p.
After more than a decade of democratic regression, in recent years three major crises have acted to reshape global politics: climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic legacy, and geopolitical conflict. The book examines how these crises are altering the balance between democratic and authoritarian dynamics around the world. It uncovers how they add to the strains on democracy but are also awakening a momentum of democratic resilience and renewal. Conceptual analysis of democratization and autocratization needs to adapt to reflect the impact of these three crises more fully. The book argues that if democracy is to deal with these defining challenges, it requires far-reaching transformation. At this moment of pivotal change, government and societal responses to ecological emergency, the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine will do much to determine democracy's fortunes in the future.
After more than a decade of democratic regression, in recent years three major crises have acted to reshape global politics: climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic legacy, and geopolitical conflict. The book examines how these crises are altering the balance between democratic and authoritarian dynamics around the world. It uncovers how they add to the strains on democracy but are also awakening a momentum of democratic resilience and renewal. Conceptual analysis of democratization and autocratization needs to adapt to reflect the impact of these three crises more fully. The book argues that if democracy is to deal with these defining challenges, it requires far-reaching transformation. At this moment of pivotal change, government and societal responses to ecological emergency, the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine will do much to determine democracy's fortunes in the future.