Description: Democratic Vulnerability and Autocratic Meddling Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). The "Thucydidean Brink" in Regressive Geopolitical Competition Author(s): Mika Aaltola Format: Paperback Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG ISBN-13: 9783030546045, 978-3030546045 Synopsis This book investigates complex regressive dynamics in contemporary Western democracies. They include not only severe polarization in domestic politics, but also efforts by external autocratic powers to co-opt the increasingly digitalized political processes in the West. The discussion on democratic vulnerability and regression has rarely been historically and theoretically reflective. The aim is to fill this relative void by drawing on classical sources to inform about the political anxieties and agitations of our present time as the Western world moves towards new critical elections. The key concept of the analysis, a Thucydidean brink, refers to a critical point where the attraction felt towards an outside geopolitical competitor becomes stronger than the political affinity felt towards one's domestic political opponent. As political polarization, societal decomposition and the collusive tendencies grow in strength, political factions and political candidates in western societies can be(come) drawn to autocratic actors. Perhaps most alarmingly, the resulting nexus between democracies and autocracies can further intensify mutual regression and form downwards-sloping spirals that are not ultimately under any strategic control. This book draws from the experiences of recent elections in major Western democracies to illustrate the widening and deepening underlying regressive tendency.
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Book Title: Democratic Vulnerability and Autocratic Meddling
Number of Pages: 198 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Democratic Vulnerability and Autocratic Meddling: The Thucydidean Brink in Regressive Geopolitical Competition
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland A&G
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Government, Politics
Item Height: 210 mm
Item Weight: 280 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Mika Aaltola
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Width: 148 mm
Format: Paperback
