Reflections: Can American Democracy Still Be Saved?
Reflections: Can American Democracy Still Be Saved?
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反思：美国民主还有救吗？
DOI：
10.1177/0002716218818083
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发表时间：
2019
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N. Bermeo
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N. Bermeo
这篇文章反思了当代美国民主的侵蚀是否可以停止。运用麦考伊和萨默斯的十一国集体项目的案例和结论，它认为民主的衰落不是不可避免的。从分析民主的破坏者和民主的捍卫者周围的联盟中，可以看出谨慎乐观的理由。破坏民主的行为者激活了分裂，并采取了一种加剧右翼断层线的统治风格。到目前为止，捍卫民主的行动者已经做了必要的工作，最终建立了一个在其他地方已经证明成功的获胜联盟。创建广泛的跨阶级网络、动员和平抗议以及利用仍然支持民主的大众价值观可以提高成功防御的可能性。
This article reflects on whether the erosion of democracy in the contemporary United States can be halted. Using the cases and conclusions from McCoy and Somer’s eleven country collective project, it argues that democracy’s decline is not inevitable. A case for cautious optimism emerges from analyzing the coalitions around democracy’s disassemblers and democracy’s defenders. The actors disassembling democracy have activated cleavages and adopted a style of rule that exacerbates fault-lines on the Right. The actors defending democracy have thus far done what’s needed to eventually build the sort of winning coalition that has proven successful elsewhere. Creating broad, cross-class networks, mobilizing peaceful protest, and drawing on mass values that are still supportive of democracy bolster the likelihood of successful defense.