I think we've seen democracies can be unstable. Autocracies are even more unstable.
David Moss
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Archon Fung is the Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is also the Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
David Moss is the Paul Whiton Cherington Professor at Harvard Business School. He is also founder and president of the Tobin Project and the Case Method Institute for Education and Democracy.
Arne Westad is the Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University.
They are the editors of When Democracy Breaks: Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, From Ancient Athens to the Present Day.
Key Highlights
- Introduction - 0:20
- Thinking about Democratic Breakdown - 3:51
- What is Democracy - 19:26
- Democratic Recovery - 26:36
- Resilience and Fragility - 45:15
Key Links
When Democracy Breaks: Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, From Ancient Athens to the Present Day edited by Archon Fung, David Moss, and Odd Arne Westad
"Introduction: When Democracy Breaks" by Archon Fung, David Moss, and Odd Arne Westad
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
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