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The crisis of American democracy
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Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Abstract In the BICC-Webinar "After the storm of the Capitol: How endangered is democracy?" Thomas Mockaitis, Professor of History, DePaul University, explained about the drivers (such as "echo chambers" and alternative facts”) and perpetrators (such as white supremacists and Christian nationalists) of the o... view more
In the BICC-Webinar "After the storm of the Capitol: How endangered is democracy?" Thomas Mockaitis, Professor of History, DePaul University, explained about the drivers (such as "echo chambers" and alternative facts”) and perpetrators (such as white supremacists and Christian nationalists) of the outbreak of violence on 6 January 2021 in Washington, DC. In his recent commentary, he reflects upon how deeply the democratic consensus in the United States is endangered.... view less
Keywords
North America; domestic security; political system; democracy; electoral system; confidence; United States of America; political conflict; election result; protest
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
innerstaatlicher Konflikt; Wahlen; nationale Wahlen; Trump, Donald; Biden, Joseph R.; Wahlanfechtung; politische Unruhen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Bonn
Page/Pages
3 p.
Series
BICC Commentary, 12 February 2021
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0