| ID | 158024 |
| Title Proper | Democracies don’t die, they are killed |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jones, Erik |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The death of American democracy is a whodunnit, even if the crime is still in progress and the outcome is uncertain. There are many suspects, each of whom has motive, means and opportunity. Donald Trump, his allies and his enablers are at the top of the list. But populists like Trump have been around a long time, so it is also worth asking who fell asleep on the watch. There, perhaps, we should point a finger at political parties – democracy’s gatekeepers. Somehow the Republican Party seems to have lost that critical function. As we look more closely at who did what and when, we uncover a gallery of rogues stretching back to the Nixon administration (if not earlier) who conspired to bend political institutions to their own designs. If Republicans let a few populists like Trump in through the back door, that was more by self-distraction than intent. |
| `In' analytical Note |
Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 60, No.2; Apr-May 2018: p.201-210 |
| Journal Source | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol: 60 No 2 |
| Key Words | Democracy ; United States ; Europe ; Global Politics |