Overview
- Sheds light on the most current issues about Donald J. Trump
- Discusses the vulnerability of democratic societies to demagogy in times of mass discontent
- Analyzes the art of the lie as a potent political instrument
Part of the book series: Springer Studies on Populism, Identity Politics and Social Justice (SSPIPSJ)
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Introduction: The American Democracy
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Unmasking the Presidency
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Trump’s Diplomatic Learning Curve and the American Evangelicals
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How Media Coverage, Rhetoric and the “Fringe” Created the President
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‘A President of the People or a President of His People’?
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About this book
Historically, Donald Trump will be remembered as the first American president to be impeached twice and indicted. He fed the grotesque myth that the election was stolen and summoned his supporters to storm Congress on 6 January 2021 in a bid to thwart the certification of Joe Biden's U.S. presidential election victory. This volume vividly recounts the dramatic narrative of the January 6 Coup in America and how close we came to losing U.S. democracy.
For anyone seeking a comprehensive and multidisciplinary global overview of democracy, an astute analysis of the forces that drive the dominance of the (neo)liberal paradigm of the last decades should look no further than this volume. Yet the volume takes the issue further by vigorously documenting the decline of the U.S. treaty process (America’s dysfunctional diplomacy and the doctrine of unpredictability). There is an urgent need for a massive infusion of strategic support for democracy in the United States. Because come 2024or thereafter an unfinished work might drag American democracy to a dangerous inflection point.
Trump (who has a complete hold on the Republican party, still has a stranglehold on the MAGA base no matter what he does, was instrumental to the breaking of U.S. diplomacy. Undermining the democratic legitimacy of International Law adversely affected U.S. foreign policy. Some federal and lower courts in the judiciary of the United States pose a real threat to Americans’ democracy as well. To that end, when ‘the principle of truth’ loses its relevance and meaning as benchmarks for appraisals and decisions, and becomes a harmful tool for willful propaganda. Everybody should be worried about U.S. democracy. A "real" crisis is coming! U.S. Democracy is at a breaking point. Like a giant modern mirror standing behind democracy itself, this book is a citizen's guide to saving U.S. Democracy.
Expertly drawn on global and regional examples and current literature, the volume closes agap in the multidisciplinary field. Quite useful as a valuable resource as it helps us understand the shifting Trump agenda in diverse areas. Essential reference across a range of subjects, bringing together contributions from scholars, and policymakers alike. This extraordinarily well-researched and practically crafted, culture-inclusive text could not be more relevant or timelier. It is a must for everyone. This volume will help to shape the political landscape of the 21st century and will remain a vital source of inspiration for modern-day scholars and political activists.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Adebowale Akande is one of the world's best-known scholars of cross-cultural studies. As a researcher on SCOPUS, he has been cited numerous times with an H-index of 132/23. With 36,025+ Google Scholar citations, placing Prof. Akande, among the top two percent of research scientists worldwide. Prolific author/editor of many global books in assorted fields. Co-recipient of the 2005 SIOP’s M. Scott Myers Award; 2007 and 2009 Ursula Gielen Global Book Award, the GW. Allport Prize (2005). Akande’s major research interests mainly focus on relationships among transnational populism, globalization, human rights, identity politics, social justice, self-esteem, learning, power, political influence, and prejudice. He is also known as a popularizer of global cross-cultural research, based on the recognition of the socio-historical, political, sociological and cultural forces acting on the communities and societies of focal individuals. He currently serves asan international director for IR GLOBE in Vancouver and a guest professor to a number of Canadian and American Universities.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: U.S. Democracy in Danger
Book Subtitle: The American Political System Under Assault
Editors: Adebowale Akande
Series Title: Springer Studies on Populism, Identity Politics and Social Justice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36099-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36098-5Published: 20 October 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36101-2Due: 20 November 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-36099-2Published: 19 October 2023
Series ISSN: 2731-894X
Series E-ISSN: 2731-8958
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 604
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Political Science, Comparative Politics, Political Communication, Electoral Politics, Political Sociology