Even in an era haunted by democratic decline, wealthy democracies are unlikely to collapse, argue Jason Brownlee and Kenny Miao. Six top experts—Yascha Mounk, Nancy Bermeo, Tom Ginsburg, and Susan D. Hyde & Elizabeth N. Saunders—respond to Brownlee and Miao’s conclusions, followed by a rebuttal from Brownlee and Miao. The exchange appeared in the October 2022 issue of the Journal of Democracy.
WHY DEMOCRACY SURVIVES: A DEBATE
Jason Brownlee and Kenny Miao, “Why Democracy Survives”
RESPONSES
Yascha Mounk, “The Danger Is Real”
Nancy Bermeo, “Questioning Backsliding”
Tom Ginsburg, “The Value of ‘Tyrannophobia’”
Susan D. Hyde and Elizabeth N. Saunders, “Follow the Leader”
REBUTTAL
Jason Brownlee and Kenny Miao, “A Quiet Consensus”