The Emergence of Illiberalism. Understanding a Global Phenomenon. Edited by Boris Vormann and Michael D. Weinman. London: Routledge, 2021. 272p. $34.99 Paperback, £120 Hardback, $26.24 eBook.

Abstract

The Emergence of Illiberalism. Understanding a Global Phenomenon , edited by Boris Vormann and Michael D. Weinman (2021) is a timely publication that attempts to make sense of the crisis of liberal democracy that has affected most parts of the world over the past decade. Echoing the argument first raised by Chantal Mouffe in her famous article ‘ The “ End of Politics ” and the Challenge of Right-Wing Populism ’ (in F. Panizza, 2005, Populism and the Mirror of Democracy , London: Verso, 72 – 98)