TY - BOOK AU - Mounk,Yascha TI - People vs. democracy: why our freedom is in danger and how to save it (the) SN - 9780674976825 U1 - 321.8 23 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - Harvard University Press KW - Democracy KW - Populism KW - Authoritarianism KW - Human rights KW - Political participation N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-357) and index; Introduction: Losing our illusions -- Part 1. The crisis of liberal democracy: Democracy without rights -- Rights without democracy -- Democracy is deconsolidating -- Part 2. Origins: Social media -- Economic stagnation -- Identity -- Part 3. Remedies: Domesticating nationalism -- Fixing the economy -- Renewing civic faith -- Conclusion: Fighting for our convictions N2 - From India to Turkey, from Poland to the United States, authoritarian populists have seized power. Two core components of liberal democracy--individual rights and the popular will--are at war, putting democracy itself at risk. In plain language, Yascha Mounk describes how we got here, where we need to go, and why there is little time left to waste.-- ER -