How Democracies Die
First paperback edition | |
| Authors | Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Christopher Brand |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Politics Political theory Comparative politics Political science |
| Publisher | Crown (publisher) |
Publication date | 16 January 2018 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback, e-book, audio book) |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-1-5247-6293-3 |
| OCLC | 1082520793 |
| 321.8 | |
| LC Class | JC423 .L4855 |
How Democracies Die is a 2018 comparative politics book by the Harvard University political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt about democratic backsliding and how elected leaders can gradually subvert the democratic process to increase their power. The book also offers stark warnings about the impact of the Republican Party and Donald Trump's presidency on U.S. democracy.
The Economist praised it as arguably the most important book of the Trump era.