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For the last 16 years, every region of the world has become less democratic and more authoritarian. In the rest of the world, more countries are turning away from the Western model of liberal democracy and tilting toward Chinese state-controlled capitalism. In the West, confidence in democracy is plummeting. Authoritarian-style populists have won elections in Poland, Hungary, the Philippines, Turkey, the United States, Brazil, Venezuela and Russia. Only about a third of people born in the 1980s in most Western countries now say that it is 'essential' to live in a democracy, compared to nearly 8 in 10 who were born in the 1930s and 1940s. Why is democratic decay occurring in a variety of different regions simultaneously? Is democracy now outdated? And can it be saved with reform, or is more radical change required? This course will explore the global crisis of democracy and the resurgence of authoritarian populism.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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