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Autoritářští populisté po celém světě – od Indie po Turecko a od Polska po Spojené státy – rozšiřují a upevňují svůj politický vliv a moc. Máme-li porozumět tomu, jak velkou hrozbu tento vývoj představuje a jak se mu lze bránit, musíme nejdříve pochopit příčiny atraktivity a stability, jimž se liberální demokracie po druhé světové válce v globálním měřítku těšila, a popsat tendence, jež tuto stabilitu v konečném výsledku narušily. ­Yascha Mounk spatřuje klíčový problém v odloučení obou bytostných složek liberální demokracie, tedy garantování lidských a občanských práv na jedné straně a schopnosti řídit se aktuální lidovou vůlí na straně druhé. Narušením rovnováhy, jež je pro liberální demokracii životně nutná, vznikají dvě problematické formy: nedemokratický liberalismus, v němž obyvatelstvo ztrácí vliv na počínání politických elit, a neliberální demokracie, v níž vůle lidu potlačuje práva jednotlivců a menšin. Autor se snaží vystihnout specifické příčiny, jež posilují přitažlivost autoritářských programů, a navrhuje konkrétní kroky do budoucna, zahrnující též nastolení tolerantního, inkluzivního pojmu národa.

Kann Demokratie in einer diversen Gesellschaft funktionieren? Politikwissenschaftler Yascha Mounk zeigt, wie dieses Experiment gelingt. Er liefert die Gebrauchsanweisung für unsere plurale Gesellschaft. Globalisierung, Migration und Identitätspolitik prägen Deutschland und stellen das politische System vor ungeahnte Herausforderungen. Wie kann eine demokratische Verfassung die sozialen und politischen Zentrifugalkräfte einer multiethnischen Gesellschaft einhegen, ohne dabei die liberale Idee zu verraten? Der renommierte Politologe Yascha Mounk zeigt in seinem neuen Sachbuch nicht nur die Hindernisse, auf die das Experiment einer diversen Gesellschaft trifft. Er liefert auch die Anleitung für eine intakte multiethnischen Demokratie. Klarsichtig und mit analytischer Schärfe widmet er sich den Argumenten, die von rechts und links kommen: eine wegweisende Verteidigung pluralistischer Prinzipien. Denn nie war es wichtiger als heute, über die Balance von Gleichheit und individueller Freiheit nachzudenken. Yascha Mounk untersucht zunächst, woran multiethnische Gesellschaften scheitern und warum ein "Weiter so!" nicht reicht. In einem zweiten Schritt legt er dar, was die Grundpfeiler einer diversen Demokratie sind und lotet das Verhältnis von Individualismus und Gemeinschaft aus. Schliesslich schildert Mounk, warum es sich lohnt, das grosse Experiment zu wagen und warum die Antwort auf die Herausforderung Diversität nur die liberale Demokratie sein kann. Denn bei allen Unterschieden kommt es am Ende auch in einer vielfältigen Demokratie auf die Gemeinsamkeiten an

* SELECTED FOR BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2022 * 'Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy should read this book' ANNE APPLEBAUM ---------- One of our most important political thinkers looks to the greatest challenge of our time: how to live together equally and peacefully in diverse democracies. It's easy to be pessimistic about the fate of democracy in multi-ethnic societies. At the end of the Second World War, fewer than one in twenty-five people living in the UK were born abroad; now it is one in seven. The history of humankind is a story of us versus them, and the project of diverse democracies is a relatively new one - it is, in other words, a great experiment. How do identity groups with different ideologies and beliefs live together? Is it possible to embark on a democracy with shared values if our values are at odds? Yascha Mounk argues that group identity is both deeply rooted and malleable. No community is beyond conciliation: groups are moving towards cooperation across the world. The Great Experiment offers a profound understanding of the problem behind all our other problems, and genuine hope for our capacity to solve it.

This recommended read for summer offers insights into themes of resilience and hope, showcasing compelling storytelling that resonates with contemporary issues. The narrative weaves together personal experiences and broader societal reflections, making it both relatable and thought-provoking. Readers can expect a blend of engaging characters and poignant moments that challenge perspectives and inspire change. Ideal for those seeking an uplifting and meaningful literary experience.

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The book critiques the modern interpretation of responsibility, which equates it with self-sufficiency and has influenced welfare reforms that impose conditions on entitlements. Yascha Mounk employs political theory and moral philosophy to argue that this shift is harmful and explores how to counter it. The text encourages a reevaluation of luck and choice in welfare debates, highlighting the punitive nature of current policies and advocating for a more compassionate understanding of mutual responsibilities among citizens.

Yascha Mounk shows why a focus on personal responsibility is wrong and counterproductive: it distracts us from the larger economic forces determining aggregate outcomes, ignores what we owe fellow citizens regardless of their choices, and blinds us to key values such as the desire to live in a society of equals. In this book he proposes a remedy.

The origins, consequences and limitations of an ideology that has quickly become highly influential around the world. For much of their history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious and sexual minorities. It is no surprise then that many who passionately believe in social justice have come to believe that members of marginalized groups need to take pride in their identity if they are to resist injustice. But over the past decades, a healthy appreciation for the culture and heritage of minorities has transformed into an obsession with group identity in all its forms. A new ideology - which Yascha Mounk terms the 'identity synthesis' - seeks to put each citizen's matrix of identities at the heart of social, cultural and political life. This, he argues, is The Identity Trap. Mounk traces the intellectual origin of these ideas. He tells the story of how they were able to win tremendous power over the past decade. And he makes a nuanced case why their application to areas from education to public policy is proving to be deeply counterproductive. In his passionate plea for universalism and humanism, he argues that the proponents of identitarian ideas will, though they may be full of good intentions, make it harder to achieve progress towards genuine equality.