As a jew in postwar germany, yascha mounk felt like a foreigner in his own country. By yascha mounk 2017 in this book, yascha mounk discusses what duties government has toward the destitute, regardless of the reasons for their plight, says bill longbrake, executive in residence. Stranger in my own country by yascha mounk 2014 hardcover on. Yascha mounk born june 10, 1982 is a germanamerican political scientist specializing in political theory and democracy. Yascha mounk is a lecturer on government at harvard and the author, most recently, of the people vs. Protecting liberal democracy during trumps presidency event. Harvard book store is pleased to welcome yascha mounk, founding editor of the utopian, for a discussion of his book stranger in my own country.
When he mentioned that he is jewish, some made antisemitic jokes or talked about the superiority of the aryan race. For those unwilling to give up on either individual rights or the popular will, mounk shows, there is little time to waste. Yascha mounks book is ultimately a call for people particularly disaffected leftists and centrists not to give up on all of the goodness inherent in the liberal democratic nation state just because some of the institutions of. Yascha mounk is a lecturer on government at harvard university. The author of three books that have been translated into ten languages, he is an associate professor of the practice of international affairs at johns hopkins university, a contributing editor at the atlantic, a senior fellow at the german marshall fund, and the host. As mounk shows in this closelyreasoned history and analysis of liberal democracy, recent years have.
Will trump be able to take a grand victory tour in front of something that looks pleasingly like a wall when he. Yascha mounk, a doctoral student in the department of government at harvard university, is the author of stranger in my own country. Department of government, harvard university 1737 cambridge street, cambridge, ma 028 contact. He is currently associate professor of practice at johns hopkins universitys school of advanced international studies in washington d. Yascha mounk is a contributing writer at the atlantic, an associate professor at johns hopkins university, a senior fellow at the german marshall fund, and a senior adviser at protect democracy.
Two core components of liberal democracyindividual rights and the popular willare at war, putting democracy itself at risk. Yascha also regularly speaks on other topics including european and american politics, the importance of civic education, recent changes to the welfare state, and how to create a bold policy agenda capable of solving the biggest challenges of the coming decades. Jan 04, 2014 yascha mounk is a doctoral candidate in political theory at harvard and the author of stranger in my own country. Report video issue javascript must be enabled in order to. Harvard university pressfrom india to turkey, from poland to the united states, authoritarian populists have seized power. Stranger in my own country by yascha mounk 2014 hardcover. Opinion german, jewish and neither the new york times. Jun 21, 2018 yascha mounks book is ultimately a call for people particularly disaffected leftists and centrists not to give up on all of the goodness inherent in the liberal democratic nation state just because some of the institutions of government have been temporarily captured by populists. He says the trump phenomenon has sparked a debate among pundits like andrew sullivan, who recently argued that too much democracy were to blame for trumps advance. Oklahoma citys recent history has been marked by both the national tragedy of the 1995 murrah building bombing. Yascha mounk is a doctoral candidate in political theory at harvard and the author of stranger in my own country. While the diagnosis yascha offers in his engaging talk on the current crisis of democracy is sobering, he ends on a cautiously. Sam anderson discusses his book, boom city, at politics and prose on 83118. Protecting liberal democracy during trumps presidency.
Oct 12, 2018 sam anderson discusses his book, boom city, at politics and prose on 83118. Apr 08, 2018 yascha mounk discusses his book, the people vs. He writes regularly for the new yorker, the new york times, vanity fair. Jun 09, 2016 yascha mounk is an associate professor at the paul h. Across the globe, citizens are falling out of love with democracy. Mar 24, 2018 new america foundations yascha mounk, mit professor daron acemoglu and politbot cofounder mara ramirez discuss the fate of democracy.
With populist movements gaining prominence across the world, faith in democratic institutions has fallen to an alltime low, while openness to illiberal forms of government is on the rise. I always thought i knew what i would do the day i became an american citizen. Mar, 2018 the leading national forum open to all for the impartial discussion of public issues important to the membership, community and nation. Yascha mounk is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. The author of three books that have been translated into ten languages, he is an associate professor of the practice of international affairs at johns hopkins university, a contributing editor at the atlantic, a senior fellow at the german marshall fund, and the host of the good.
The commonwealth club of california is the nations oldest and largest public affairs forum. For those unwilling to give up either individual rights or the concept of the popular will, mounk argues that urgent action is needed, as this may be our last chance to save democracy. Yascha mounk is a lecturer on government at harvard university and a senior fellow in the political reform program at new america. New america foundations yascha mounk, mit professor daron acemoglu and politbot cofounder mara ramirez discuss the fate of democracy. Yascha mounk shows why a focus on personal responsibility is wrong and counterproductive. Mounk, a lecturer in government at harvard, has spent the past few years challenging one of the bedrock assumptions of western politics. Will trump be able to take a grand victory tour in front of. Democracy why our freedom is in danger and how to save it book.
May 26, 2017 yascha mounk, an executive director at the tony blair institute for global change, is author of the people vs. Yascha mounk, a lecturer on government at harvard and a senior fellow at new america, is the host of the good fight podcast and the author of the people vs. Oct 05, 2018 yascha mounk is a contributing writer at the atlantic, an associate professor at johns hopkins university, a senior fellow at the german marshall fund, and a senior adviser at protect democracy. Why, she asks, has international momentum toward democracy slowed, and. Yascha mounk, an executive director at the tony blair institute for global change, is author of the people vs. Prior to the reagan revolution, an accepted role of government was the collective responsibility of society to care for its citizens. Drawing on vivid stories and original research, yascha mounk identifies three key drivers of voters discontent. April 29, 2019 christiane amanpour speaks with former fbi special agent michael german about the recent synagogue shooting. Mounk s extraordinary new book provides a clear, concise, persuasive, and insightful account of the conditions that made liberal democracy workand how the breakdown in those conditions is the source of the current crisis of democracy around the world. The author, a lecturer on government at harvard, argues that while liberals took liberalisms permanence for granted, voters became fed up with liberal democracy itself. That clash between the people and liberal ideals and institutions definitely is central to this book.
In plain language, it describes both how we got here and where we need to go. Responsible parties is one of the first books to give serious attention to the political effects of this transformation. Yascha mounk is an associate professor at the paul h. Democracy is the first book to go beyond a mere description of the rise of populism. Yascha mounk is a lecturer for political theory in the harvard university with three videos in the cspan video library. Yascha mounk is the author of stranger in my own country. What the new sokal hoax reveals about academia the atlantic. The future of liberal democracy is in peril, believes yascha mounk.
A personal story of remembrance and war, 19371948, 2012, etc. A close observer of world governments sounds an alarm about threats to democracy. He is also a lecturer on political theory in harvard universitys government department and a senior carnegie fellow in the political. From harvard square and harvard book store, walk east down. Nitze school of advanced international studies at johns hopkins university and author of the book the people versus democracy why our freedom is in danger and how to save it. More than elsewhere, the 1968 protests in germany were a means of reckoning with the countrys past. Yascha mounk is used to being the most pessimistic person in the room. Teddy wayne teddy wayne, the author of apartment, loner, the love song of jonny valentine, and kapitoil, is the winner of a whiting writers award and an nea fellowship as well as a finalist for the young lions fiction award, penbingham prize, and dayton literary peace prize.
Apr 03, 2018 yascha mounk is a lecturer on government at harvard and the author, most recently, of the people vs. While the diagnosis yascha offers in his engaging talk on the current crisis of democracy is sobering, he ends on a cautiously optimstic notesmaking a compelling case for why our freedom is worth fighting for, and offering practical methods for everyday. In conversation with samuel goldman, an assistant professor of political science at george washington university and a senior contributor at the american conservative. In this climate of disillusionment, liberal democracys guiding principle of majority rule with minority rights is increasingly. As a result, yascha mounk shows, democracy itself may now be at risk. One aspect of the attack that has so far been greeted with silence is that it was a targeted attack on europes left. Mounk shows how a troubled nationalism is shaping germanys future. Populist uprisings across the world right now tend to direct themselves against the liberal parts of political systems.
His work is mostly about how to defeat the populist threat to liberal democracy. Yascha mounk says, we are at a crossroads where we must choose either to sacrifice our rights to save democracy, or abandon democracy to preserve our rights. Democracy is the first book to describe both how we got here and what we need to do now. Evo morales finally went too far for bolivia check out minimemeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum mobile for modern smartphones. Yascha mounk, new yorker a thoughtful and elegant book james e. Xpresso book tours is another of the premier blog tour sites for your ebook or print book it has a reach of over 1,200 bloggers, and that means you could be seen by tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands. Yascha mounk is a lecturer for political theory in the harvard university with three videos in the cspan video. The author of three books that have been translated into ten languages, he is an associate professor of the practice of international affairs at johns hopkins university, a contributing editor at the atlantic, a senior fellow at the. Yascha mounk speakers bureau and booking agent info. Democracy wants to be the latter kind of subtle, thoughtful book but too often ends up making the cruder arguments of the former. Dani rodrik, author of economics rules and the globalization paradox the world is in turmoil. Yascha mounk is one of the worlds leading experts on the crisis of liberal democracy and the rise of populism. May 22, 2018 yascha mounks book is ultimately a call for people particularly disaffected leftists and centrists not to give up on all of the goodness inherent in the liberal democratic nation state just because some of the institutions of government have been temporarily captured by populists.
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