How Democracies Die — Norm Erosion and Legal Authoritarianism (Audio)
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world — one book at a time.
This episode explores How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt as a systems-level examination of how democratic institutions collapse through polarization, norm erosion, and the misuse of legal authority.
Rather than focusing on dramatic takeovers, the book reveals how democratic decay unfolds incrementally as leaders abandon restraint, institutions are captured, and retaliation becomes normalized—all while remaining technically lawful.
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