Democracy in the Headwinds

The Rise, Erosion, and Defence of Liberal Democracy
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-914979-64-4
Verlag: Haus Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 111 mm x 178 mm, Gewicht: 200 g

Reihe: Haus Curiosities

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A mob storms the United States Capitol. A Hungarian strongman hollows out courts, media, and civil society for sixteen years before being voted out in a landslide. In Britain, Brexit exposes the fragility of a constitution built on unwritten conventions. One in five Germans vote for a party classified by the state’s own security apparatus as a threat to the democratic order. What is going on – and how concerned should we be?

Tracing the convergence of economic dislocation, digital disruption, and the polarisation of political life, Democracy in the Headwinds tells the story of liberal democracy’s rise, erosion, and last lines of defence; and demonstrates why mature democracies are under mounting pressure they were assumed to have outgrown.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Busch, Andreas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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1. Something is Wrong 1

2. The Long Rise 9

3. What Do We Mean When We Say ‘Democracy’? 19

4. The Slow Decay 27

5. Why Now? 47

6. What Holds Democracies Together? 61

7. Renewing Democracy 73

Further Reading 83

Über Autor(innen)

Andreas Busch is Professor of Political Science at the University of Göttingen and a Fellow of the Niedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. His research focuses on comparative politics, political economy, and the institutional foundations of liberal democracy, with particular attention to the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany.