Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All

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Steven Levitsky Daniel Ziblatt

Tyranny of the Minority

How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All

Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt

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Penguin
07 January 2025

Social & cultural history; Politics & government; Political structures: democracy; Geopolitics; Law & society

An urgent follow-up to international bestseller How Democracies Die, by two leading democracy experts

With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent new framework for understanding the dangerous times we live in. They draw on a wealth of examples - from the Capitol riots to Edwardian Britain, from 1930s France to present-day Thailand - to explore right-wing efforts to undermine the very foundations of the American political system, and to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy.

With its attention on factors from election losses to demographic change and voting rights, its urgent call for a reform of our politics to balance the need for majority rule with the need for minority protections, and a citizens' movement to put enough pressure on lawmakers to act before it's too late, Tyranny of the Minority is a must-read for everyone keen to see more vibrant democracy - and to understand where future threats may come from.

By: Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 269g
ISBN: 9780241996584
ISBN 10: 0241996589
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 07 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

"Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are Professors of Government at Harvard University, and co-authors of international bestseller How Democracies Die. A New York Times op-ed written by the pair - ""Is Donald Trump a threat to democracy?"" - was shared over 200k times in Dec 2016. Levitsky is the author of Competitive Authoritarianism and is the recipient of numerous teaching awards. Ziblatt is the author of Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy. Both Levitsky and Ziblatt have written for Vox and the New York Times, among other publications."

Reviews for Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All

An exceptionally perceptive and wide-ranging book . . . [that lays] out an ambitious fifteen-plank project of democratic renewal -- Lawrence Douglas * TLS * Old democracies tend to last, and so do rich democracies, Levitsky and Ziblatt point out in this searing, unsettling, and essential new book, but American democracy, which is both old and rich, is dying. In Tyranny of the Minority, they explain why, and they explain, too, how to save it -- Jill Lepore * author of These Truths * Provocative and readable -- David Runciman on How Democracies Die Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are two of the most respected scholars in the field of democracy studies * The Washington Post *