| Summary: | Ezra Klein: Mounk argues that liberal democracy…is decomposing into warped incarnations of its constituent elements: illiberal democracy and undemocratic liberalism…In his book’s scariest section, Mounk relates research showing, among other antidemocratic attitudes, that the percentage of Americans who say they have a favorable opinion of military rule has increased from one in 16 in 1995 to one in six in 2011. Gulcin Ozkan: This book is a recent addition to the increasing volume of work on the rise of populism and the threats to democracy and is likely to be among the most influential. Mounk convincingly traces the retreat of liberal democracy to three factors: stagnating living standards, the rise of multi-ethnicity and the force of social media…In spite of the scale of current challenges to democracy, Mounk suggests that domesticating nationalism, reforming the economy and renewing civic faith should go a long way towards saving liberal democracy. Mary Kaye Schilling: This clear and pragmatic guide is about a global problem. Ari Berman: [Mounk’s] book provides important insights into the present political moment.Sumit Ganguly:What explains this lurch toward authoritarian populism? Yascha Mounk’s carefully researched and lucidly written book provides some answers and also spells out possible strategies to stem this tide. Dambisa Moyo: [An] important new book. Ezra Klein: Perhaps the year’s scariest read… It’s an excellent book. Cynthia Kaufman: There is a lot that is important in this book…In [Mounk’s] up-close conversations with nativist right-wingers, as well as his extensive analysis of the research done in this area, he puts his fingers on the pulse of this emerging, and increasingly politically important, worldview...
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