Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

Episode 119: Democracy in Decline


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It's no secret. Our political future is uncertain and unpredictable. Author and scholar Yascha Mounk outlines how economic inequality, a backlash against increasing diversity, and the rise of social media all threaten democracies across the globe—and what we can do to save them.

For More on this Topic:

  • Read Mounk's new book, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
  • Check out his interview in The Atlantic

Further Reading:

  • How Today's Populism Dismantles Democracy Worldwide, Erica Frantz, Michigan State University
  • Episode 81: On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder, Yale University
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