{"product_id":"problems-in-paradise-changes-and-challenges-to-swedish-democracy-hardcover","title":"Problems in Paradise?: Changes and Challenges to Swedish Democracy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Silander\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust 25 years ago, Europe was engaged in a process of democratization and integration. The EU, with an expanded number of member-states, became a symbol of a democratic, peaceful and prosperous Union. However, recent years have seen the reversal of democratization in many of the countries that went through political transition in the 1990s. Even in established democracies, growing authoritarian tendencies have been apparent in the rise of populism and political polarisation and questions over the rule of law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on threats to Swedish liberal democracy in a time of autocratization to explore wider crises democracy is currently facing around the globe, \u003cem\u003eProblems in Paradise? \u003c\/em\u003eexplores eight interactive sub-societies crucial for a dynamic and persistent liberal democracy: the political, the judicial, the bureaucratic, the economic, the educational, the media, the civil, and the international.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFully embracing the wide range of challenges liberal democracy has faced in recent years, this book offers a deepened understanding of contemporary changes and challenges to liberal democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Silander\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Political Science and Research Leader of European Studies at Linnaeus University, Sweden, as well as Extraordinary Professor at North-West University, South Africa. He is also Project Leader of the Linnaeus Palme collaboration between Linnaeus University and North-West University. His main areas of interest are in international security and democratization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732791783731,"sku":"9781837535095","price":186.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gtq5fyrhtt9781837535095.webp?v=1763909893","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/problems-in-paradise-changes-and-challenges-to-swedish-democracy-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}