The Spirit of Democracy: Corruption, Disintegration, Renewal

by Sofia Nsstrm and Sofia Näsström

How does one revitalize democracy in times of crisis? Democracy is today challenged by populism and elitism, as well as by the resurgence of new forms of authoritarianism. The Spirit of Democracy: Corruption, Disintegration, Renewal shows that while we have good reasons to worry about the corruption of democratic practices and ideals, these worries are often attributable to questionable assumptions about what democracy is.

Drawing on Montesquieu's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192898868
• ISBN13: 9780192898869
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"