International Day of Democracy is celebrated annually on the 15th of September. Itβs a chance to review the state of democracy around the world, encourage democratic movements and promote freedom, peace and human rights.
π How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future by Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky
π Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers by Arundhati Roy
π Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America by Gilda R. Daniels
π On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
π Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum
π Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy by Francis Fukuyama
π Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit
Remember to check out episode 59 with Professor Lewis R. Gordon who talks about political responsibility in Fear of Black Consciousness.