| ID | 158868 |
| Title Proper | Eastern Europe's illiberal revolution |
| Other Title Information | the long road to democratic decline |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Krastev, Ivan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 1991, when the West was busy celebrating its victory in the Cold War and the apparent spread of liberal democracy to all corners of the world, the political scientist Samuel Huntington issued a warning against excessive optimism. In an article for the Journal of Democracy [2] titled “Democracy’s Third Wave,” Huntington pointed out that the two previous waves of democratization, from the 1820s to the 1920s and from 1945 to the 1960s, had been followed by “reverse waves,” in which “democratic systems were replaced . . . by historically new forms of authoritarian rule.” A third reverse wave was possible, he suggested, if new authoritarian great powers could demonstrate the continued viability of nondemocratic rule [3] or “if people around the world come to see the United States,” long a beacon of democracy, “as a fading power beset by political stagnation, economic inefficiency, and social chaos.” |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 97, No.3; May-Jun 2018: p.49-59 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 97 No 3 |
| Key Words | Eastern Europe's ; Llliberal Revolution ; The Long Road to Democratic Decline |