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The Treachery of the Elites

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ISBN-10 3631858450
ISBN-13 9783631858455
Edition New
Publisher Peter Lang AG
Imprint Peter Lang AG
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Oct 22nd, 2021
Print length 220 Pages
Weight 359 grams
Product Classification: Historiography
Ksh 7,600.00
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The achievements of Western democracies (equality, rule of law, social justice) are met with growing disdain. A hierarchical system, largely derived from the nation-state model, pits the (scorned) elites against the (disdained) people. Social give and take does not happen anymore, the situation is being made worse by social media.

This book gives explanations for the growing gap in wealth and income and the rise of anti-democratic movements. The power of the elites today is supposedly founded on merit (education, intelligence etc.), but a closer look shows that a well-marked-out pool is just self-re-producing. The power these in-groups wield often leads to moral insensibility, made worse by a condescending attitude towards people further down the food chain. The pre-dominance of the model of the nation-state, with its centralism and top-down structure, is one of the roots of this problem, as is the lack of comparisons and value judgements; examples from transport and urbanism show that they are possible. The deplorable situation is made worse by the “anti-“social-media scuppering open and productive discussions.


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