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Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! Paperback – 30 Oct. 2020

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Democracy Under Siege outlines the long history of anti-democratic thought, explains why hostility to democracy has gained momentum in the current era, and offers a positive affirmation of the principle and the value of democracy.

Frank Furedi examines the frequent claim that democracy is a means to an end rather than an important value in and of itself. The prevalence of this sentiment in the current era is not surprising, given that the normative foundation for democracy is fragile, and there is little cultural valuation for this outlook. Until recently, virtually every serious commentator paid lip-service to democracy. However, in recent times the classical elitist disdain for democracy and for the moral and intellectual capacity of the electorate has acquired a powerful influence over public life.

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168 pages
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English
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Zero Books
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30 Oct. 2020
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14.12 x 1.17 x 21.69 cm
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1789046289
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978-1789046281
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Dr. Frank Furedi is an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent and Senior Research Fellow at the Twenty-First Century Institute in Budapest. Author of more than 20 books, translated in 16 languages, Furedis studies have been devoted to an exploration of the cultural and sociological study of fear, risk-taking, parenting, and therapy culture. He lives in Faversham, UK.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zero Books (30 Oct. 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1789046289
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1789046281
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.12 x 1.17 x 21.69 cm

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Jack the Bear

A short, sharp read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2021

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This book is essentially a history of the ways in which educated elites in the West have struggled to believe that 'ordinary' people might have any views that were interesting and important. Even if you already know that sneering at the views of plebs didn't start after Brexit or the election of Trump you might be surprised at just how prevalent that behaviour has been since the time of Plato, and how it has fundamentally shaped our politics and history.
Furedi clearly enjoys skewering some well known names across the centuries whose reputations rest on their apparent tolerance and openness to new ideas. It's interesting to read just how queasy even iconic liberals such as JS Mill were about giving power to the people.
There is a lot of learning and wisdom in these pages but the book has clearly been rushed into print to ensure it is published during a time of lockdown. Unfortunately it contains lots of typos and looks as if it wasn't proof read even once. There's a real humdinger on page 18 where the dreaded autocorrect has done some unnoticed mischief and given us the sentence 'Along with isegoria, the Athenians also valued insomnia'.
One star docked for the publisher falling asleep at the wheel but the book is highly recommended.

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Simabouk

Excellent analysis

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2020

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Populism is certainly not the biggest threat to democracy but anti-populism is and it has been shown throughout history. Furedi takes you for a journey demonstrating that the democratic crisis is not where you'd think it is.

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RC

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 December 2020

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A wake up call; The woke brigades of the left won't like this one!

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S Taplin

Reminds democracy is about everyone being equal in the law, essential for equal life & society.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 November 2021

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A critical reminder that democracy is about everyone being equal in the law, and therefore having a genuinely equal voice, not about technical process. The book provides clear and historical narrative and examples, and explains that if we diverge from this understanding we lose the potential for equality in all other aspects of life and society. This book is critically important for everyone to read now, as genuine, discursive and hard fought democracy - and the culture of democracy - is being questioned and sidelined in favour of top down, forced values and rules on how to think, how to behave and how to live. Short and to the point, this is excellent work at a critical time, and one to share and discuss with others, particularly the young who are losing a connection with the past and the imperative and history of democracy.

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truman jones 7

Much-needed Analysis of the Threat to Freedom we all Face

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2021

Excellent and insightful book, as ever from Frank Furedi whose independence of thought is bracing and a breath of fresh air in these stifled, stilted, stagnant times.

Others have commented in a similar vein - for non-fiction there's Clair Fox, Douglas Murray, Bruce Bawer, Andrew Roberts, Brendan O'Neill et al. None of those are serving academics though, and one suspects any junior and insecure UK university lecturer would soon lose their job or be suspended if they thought and wrote as freely as Furedi, challenging this New Puritan age of woke and pc fascism.

For fiction, there is less, but some great campus novels which expose the pc woke rot at out universities, all in the name of being tolerant and liberal while being exactly the opposite. The best is 'Somewhere in Europe' which nails it. There are others.

In these dire days, we need as much of this as we can get - so refreshing after being bombarded with woke pc anti-individual orders barked from the MainstreamMedia (all TV) and now social media censorship too (and all owned by or kowtowing to China).

The mind virus imported from the USA (and its university sociology departments, who have a lot to answer for) is may be even more dangerous than then one that came from China, because there is no vaccine yet for the former and it has infected our entire body politic and culture.

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Tony Gilland

Thought provoking and engaging call to live democratically

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2021

Clear and well argued, with lots of historical detail packed into a relatively short and very engaging read. I especially appreciated the more contemporary chapters examining barriers to democracy. The final chapter, advocating democracy as ‘more than a set of procedures’ and the benefits of ‘living democratically in the public sphere, provides a powerful call to arms to all that seek a more meaningful existence and a measure of control over our collective future.

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