Hoe de woke-beweging extreemrechts onbedoeld in de hand werkt

Als een van de meest gezaghebbende politiek denkers ter wereld heeft Yascha Mounk al vaak gewaarschuwd voor het gevaar dat rechts-populisme vormt voor de democratie. Maar, zo betoogt hij, hoewel de tegenstanders van extreemrechts vol goede bedoelingen handelen, dreigen ze nu in een zogenaamde ‘identiteitsval’ te lopen. De afgelopen decennia is er vanuit linkse hoek een obsessie met groepsidentiteit ontstaan die zeer sne...

The origins, consequences and limitations of an ideology that has quickly become highly influential around the world.

For much of their history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious and sexual minorities. It is no surprise then that many who passionately believe in social justice have come to believe that members of marginalized groups need to take pride in their identity if they are to resist injustice.

But over the past decades, a healthy appreciation for the culture and her...

"Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy should read this book'

ANNE APPLEBAUM

One of our most important political thinkers looks to the greatest challenge of our time: how to live together equally and peacefully in diverse democracies.

It's easy to be pessimistic about the fate of democracy in multi-ethnic societies. At the end of the Second World War, fewer than one in twenty-five people living in the UK were born abroad; now it is one in seven. The history of humankind is a st...

Gezaghebbend politiek denker Yascha Mounk over de toekomst van de democratie

Lange tijd hielden veel democratieën een wrede machtsstructuur in stand waarbij minderheden werden gedomineerd en uitgebuit. Toch is het belangrijkste doel van democratische landen wereldwijd om zowel divers als gelijkwaardig te zijn. Maar hoe kunnen we, nu onze samenlevingen steeds multicultureler worden, de democratie laten standhouden?

Gerenommeerd politiek denker Yascha Mounk laat ons zien dat het verleden c...

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'Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy should read this book'

ANNE APPLEBAUM

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One of our most important political thinkers looks to the greatest challenge of our time: how to live together equally and peacefully in diverse democracies.

It's easy to be pessimistic about the fate of democracy in multi-ethnic societies. At the end of the Second World War, fewer than one in twenty-five people living in the UK were b...

Brought to you by Penguin. The origins, consequences and limitations of an ideology that has quickly become highly influential around the world. For much of their history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious and sexual minorities.

It is no surprise then that many who passionately believe in social justice have come to believe that members of marginalized groups need to take pride in their identity if they are to resist injustice. But over the past decades, a healthy appreciat...