EAN: 9783319894522

DEMOCRACY UNDER THREAT GEBUNDEN

This book addresses some of the most pressing questions of our time: Is democracy threatened by
globalisation? Is there a legitimacy crisis in contemporary democracies? Is the welfare state
in individual countries under pressure from global trends? What are the implications of
high-level migration and rising populism for democracy? Does authoritarianism pose a challenge?
The volume builds on a cross-cultural study of democracy conducted by the Transformation
Research Unit (TRU) at Stellenbosch University in South Africa for nearly twenty years. Three
of the countries studied - South Africa  Turkey and Poland - receive individual attention as
their respective democracies appear to be the most vulnerable at present. Germany  Sweden 
Chile  South Korea and Taiwan are assessed in their regional contexts. Further insights are
gained by examining the impact on democracy of the global screen culture of Television and the
Internet  and by pointing out the lessons democracy should learn from diplomacy to fare better
in the future. The book will appeal to both students and practitioners of democracy as well as
the general reader.

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