Death by a Thousand Cuts

Neuropolitics, Thymos, and the Slow Demise of Democracy
2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-11-132779-2
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 297 g

Reihe: Democracy in times of upheaval

In this new edition of Matt Qvortrup’s acclaimed book, the author shows how neuroscience can help us understand why people willingly give up their democratic rights or are unwillingly forced to do so.
According to Plato, democracies die when people get angry. Resentment causes them to vote for demagogues. Recently, democratically elected politicians have used crises as a pretext for dismantling democracy, following a pattern we have seen since the dawn of civilization. Why do people fall for the lure of dictatorships? And what can we learn from the cause and effects of dictatorships to understand why democracies die?
is written in an accessible style with vignettes and new empirical data to provide historical context and neurological evidence on a much-discussed topic: the threat of democracy. This book will help readers who are concerned about the longevity of democracy understand when and why democracy is in danger of collapsing and alert them to the warning signs of its demise.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of Political Science, Sociology and History

Autoren/Hrsg.

Qvortrup, Matt

Qvortrup, Mads

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Totalitarismus & Diktaturen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Über Autor(innen)

Matt Qvortrup is Professor of Political Science at , and holds a visiting chair of law at the . Since 2016, he has been Joint Editor of the top-academic journal .

Matt Qvortrup is Professor of Political Science at , and holds a visiting chair of law at the . Since 2016, he has been Joint Editor of the top-academic journal .