Epilogue
Abstract
Events of 2025, when this book was being finalized, have placed American and some other democracies in perilous straits. David Brooks (2025) has commented that these political circumstances are not “normal” for the U.S., and Elizabeth David-Barrett (2025) says that President Trump’s actions amount to oligarchs participating in “state capture.” On these issues, I would like to make two points: one about President Trump’s base as an interest group and social movement, and the other about democratic backsliding.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Political Theory and Democracy
Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Populism
Right-Wing Movements
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 346–352
- Publication date
- 4 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter