Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe

by Larry M Bartels and Larry M. Bartels

Book Overview

Why leaders, not citizens, are the driving force in Europe's crisis of democracy

An apparent explosion of support for right-wing populist parties has triggered widespread fears that liberal democracy is facing its worst crisis since the 1930s. Democracy Erodes from the Top reveals that the real crisis stems not from an increasingly populist public but from political leaders who exploit or mismanage the chronic vulnerabilities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691244529
• ISBN13: 9780691244525
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 280 Pages