Ruling by Cheating: Governance in Illiberal Democracy

ISBN-13: 9781108948630 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 320 str.

András Sajó

Opis

Illiberal democracies are not quasi-authoritarian but plebiscitarian regimes. By cheating on constitutionalism, they expose the authoritarian vulnerabilities of overconfident democracies.

Recenzje

'András Sajó is one of Europe's great defenders of human rights and democracy and one of its finest constitutional scholars. This book is an unparalleled anatomy of illiberal democracy, and its message is vitally important: all democracies, including ones that think they are immune, remain vulnerable to the corruption, institutional capture and authoritarian temptations of the illiberal form. An essential book for 2022.' Michael Ignatieff, Rector Emeritus Central European University

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Placing illiberal democracy: Caesarism, totalitarian democracy and unfinished constitutionalism; 2. The emergence of the illiberal state; 3. Creating dependence; 4. They, the people; 5. Constitutional structure; 6. The fate of Human Rights; 7. Profiting from the rule of law; 8. Cheating: The legal secret of illiberal democracy; Index.