POL101Y1 Lecture 12: Rise of Illiberal Democracy
Document Summary
All the worlds people are inclined to believe in the principles and foundations of democracies. Important observers report that democracy is suffering throughout the world (freedom house) https://freedomhouse. org/report/freedom-world/freedom- world-2018. The us pulling out of their global spot. The 2008 financial crisis: government bail outs, decline in gdp, the hard hit of the housing market: the great recession a. b. This hit remembered great depression: what fueled the rise of fascism in. Brexit: the nationalistic rejection of the european union - 52% of the population voted to leave the union. The mass migration of peoples from africa: tensions are placed on the borders a. Creates the rise of the far-right nationalists i. Want to replace the liberal order and replace with an illiberal nationalistic order taking from the soviet union and chinese. The dumbass that wants to build a wall (polarization) a. There are big winners and losers in politics.
