The great experiment why diverse democracies fall apart and how they can endure
"Some democracies are highly homogeneous. Others have long maintained a brutal racial or religious hierarchy, with some groups dominating and exploiting others. Never in history has a democracy succeeded in being both diverse and equal, treating members of many different ethnic or religious gro...
| Main Author: | Mounk, Yascha, 1982- (Author) |
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| Corporate Authors: | Council on Foreign Relations. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Press,
2022.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part one: When diverse societies go wrong
- Why everyone can't just get along
- Three ways diverse societies fail
- How to keep the peace
- Part two: What diverse democracies should become
- What role should the state play?
- Can patriotism be a force for good?
- Must the many become one?
- Can we build a meaningfully shared life?
- Part three: How diverse democracies can succeed
- Reasons for optimism
- Demography isn't destiny
- Policies that can help
- Conclusion.