Tyranny of the Minority
by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
How counter-majoritarian institutions, the Senate, Electoral College, filibuster, enable minority rule, with reforms. Argumentative sequel.
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you want the institutional follow-up to How Democracies Die.
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you want a comparative focus.
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Three things you will actually use
- Institutions can entrench minorities.
- Reform is possible.
- Compare other democracies.
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The sequel.
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