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This innovative book uses examples from around the world to examine the spread of draconian and nationalistic forms of government - 'authoritarian protectionism' - which provides new insight into the changing nature of the authoritarian threat to democracy and how it might be overcome. The 21st century has not seen the triumph of democracy that some predicted, but instead, in many cases, a turn towards authoritarian forms of government as an imagined solution to the many crises facing humanity. This innovative and important book draws on examples from around the world to examine the spread of draconian and nationalistic forms of government: a lurch towards 'authoritarian protectionism' which observes a simple maxim, that 'the world may end for others, but not for us'. While there is hope that the COVID-19 crisis could lead to a reinvigoration of democracy and a new economic agenda, there is also the risk of a further slide towards authoritarian rule and an urgent need for democratic renewal and change to combat this. The novel conceptualization offered in this book will give readers a new and deeper insight into the changing nature of the authoritarian threat to democracy - and how it might be overcome.Product Identifiers
PublisherBristol University Press
ISBN-139781529217797
eBay Product ID (ePID)19049064043
Product Key Features
Subject AreaPolitical Science
Publication NameAuthoritarian Contagion: the Global Threat to Democracy
SubjectPolitics
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
AuthorLuke Cooper
Dimensions
Item Height203 mm
Item Width127 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorLuke Cooper