Democracy Paradox David Stasavage on Early Democracy and its Decline
This was not a phenomenon to one specific region. This was nothing that got invented in one place and at one time. It seems to have emerged independently in a wide, wide variety of human societies at different points in time. And to me, that sounds like something that occurs naturally.
David Stasavage
A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.
David Stasavage is the Dean of Social Sciences and a Professor of Politics at New York University. His latest book is called The Decline and Rise of Democracy.
Key Highlights Include
- A description of early democracy with an example of the Huron people
- Why autocracy arose through the example of Ancient China
- How bureaucracy and the state changed governance
- How English history shaped modern democracy
- What modern democracy can learn from early forms of democracy
Key Links
The Decline and Rise of Democracy by David Stasavage
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