Muller, JanWerner
Democracy Rules
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141990057
- author:
- Muller, JanWerner
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, History & Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Jan-Werner Müller's thought-provoking exploration of democracy in the 21st century offers a fresh perspective on this pressing subject.
This concise volume explains how democracy is founded on three vital principles: liberty, equality, and uncertainty. The author argues that uncertainty is crucial for ensuring democracy's dynamic and creative character, allowing for new ideas, movements, and identities to emerge.
Müller also challenges the assumptions made by many liberals defending democracy in recent years, highlighting the dangers posed by populism, kleptocratic autocracies, and digital authoritarianism. He offers a vital rethinking of what democracy is and how we can reinvent our social contract.