TYRANNY OF THE MINORITY

Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are Professors of Government at Harvard University and coauthors of international bestseller How Democracies Die. Levitskys research focuses on Latin America and the developing world. He is the author of Competitive Authoritarianism and is the recipient of numerous teaching awards. Ziblatt studies Europe from the nineteenth century to the present. He is the author most recently of Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy. Both Levitsky and Ziblatt have written for Vox and the New York Times among other publications.Just like their previous work this book is concise readable and convincingOld 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 itZiblatt and Levitsky are two of Americas very best comparative political scientists with expertise that makes them uniquely wellequipped for the subject theyre examining . . . Tyranny of the Minority is an exceptional book one of the best guides out there to the crisis of American democracyProvocative and readableSteven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are two of the most respected scholars in the field of democracy studiesTHE MUCHANTICIPATED FOLLOWUP TO INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER HOW DEMOCRACIES DIE essential reading ahead of the 2024 US electionśJust like their previous work this book is concise readable and convincing Anne Applebaum author of Twilight of DemocracyHow has democracy become so threatened and what can we do to save it?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 presentday Thailand to explain why political parties turn against democracy and how to see when this will happen.In this razorsharp analysis Levitsky and Ziblatt offer in particular an urgent warning about rightwing efforts to undermine the very foundations of the American political system. Multiracial democracy is something few societies have ever achieved but even the prospect of this change can spark an authoritarian backlash whose dangerous effects will resonate long into the future. Donald Trumps astonishing lead in the runup to the Republican nomination even after his indictment and imprisonment on charges of election interference is evidence of that.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