Analysis Of Fareed Zakaria 's The Rise Of Illiberal Democracy

In Fareed Zakaria’s book in Defense of a Liberal Education, he debates that liberal education is more underestimated than it should be in today’s society. Zakaria presents an argument explaining the liberal strategies used to benefit an individual not only in a classroom but developing skills to help deliver intelligence for the real world. Zakaria counters the argument that liberal education is a frivolous decision made by today’s youth with little concern, for futuristic opportunities. Zakaria defends liberal education through explanations to excel by gaining knowledge, learning to think, and building leadership.

According to The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), a study found that “at peak earnings ages (56-60 years) workers who majored as undergraduates in the humanities or social sciences earn annually on average about $2000 more than those who majored as undergraduates in professional or pre-professional fields.” This study which was conducted also found that the unemployment rate for recent liberal arts graduates showed a declining unemployment rate of only 5.2 percent. Not only does the estimated 9.6 million individuals hold a bachelor’s degree in the humanities or social sciences field, nearly 4 million of these individuals also attain a graduate or professional degree. These graduates with advanced degrees usually

In this week's reading, the author explains that the Civil War (1861-1865) destroyed in the South, the empire of the masters and freed the slaves, particularly by the Thirteenth, fourth and fifteenth amendments that granted them equality and the right to vote. However, blacks barter their status as slaves to that of exploited workers, dominated with low-income and no beneficial contract. In addition, Southern whites, humiliated by their descent into hell, impose on blacks a discrimination in all areas: education, housing, transport, hospitals, cemeteries, etc. In 1896, the Supreme Court justifies this discrimination on behalf of equality in the separation. The right to vote is practically annihilated by discriminatory clauses, including reading

In this paper I will demonstrate the purpose of Franklin & Higginbotham, from Slavery to Freedom describing “a movement of movements.” Meaning some movements may have been considered little but they were the cause of something much bigger. Martin Luther King Jr. had a major impact in the 1960s promoting “nonviolent direct action to attain racial equality.” It then states “in the 1940s, they engaged in strikes, sit-ins, boycotts and freedom rides, and they planned a mass march on Washington.” African American realized that violence was not going to help them with their issues with the Caucasian class of America. The civil rights movement was a great ordeal in United States history and America would not be what it is today without it.

In Fareed Zakaria's book "In Defense of a Liberal Education" he states that, the idea of a broadbased "liberal" education is closely tied to the United States and its great universities and colleges. In america itself, aa liberal education is out of favor. Everyone is talking about skill based learning. few defenders of classic liberal education. Students majoring in English and Philosophy has declined sharply. 1.8 percent of all undergraduates attend classic liberal arts colleges. Everyone eager to promote the type of education that might lead directly yo a job. America was distinctive in providing an education to all that was not skills based. Americans moved constantly in search of new opportunities. Few wanted to lock themselves into

The black American political philosophy is anchored on a discourse of a democratic society free of social racism and economic inequality. The civil rights struggle has been the backbone and board of contention that justified the political movements witnessed in America in the late 1800s . Political activists, for instance, Booker T. Washington, Alexander Crummel, William Monroe Trotter, and Martin Luther King, Jr among many other activists are highly applauded for the tremendous constitutional changes they advocated. In fact, these critics and political mobilizations predetermined the abolishment of social inequality and expanded democratic rights. However, these transformations came with a price to pay that included, civil wars, contesting congress debates, and massive political rallies that majority attracted assassinations. However, this paper will consider three major themes including Civil Rights

In Calvin Jillson’s American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change Eighth Edition, Chapters thirteen and fourteen explore the subjects of civil liberties and civil rights. Chapter thirteen concentrates on the origin and expansion of civil liberties in the United States. This chapter mainly focuses on the different aspects of the freedom of expression and religion, and how they were transformed by different legal disputes, but it also details the problems with the criminal justice system in America. Chapter fourteen analyzes social movements and their effect on American politics, particularly movements for racial and gender equality. It also describes the ongoing debate over affirmative action in the United States. Both civil liberties and civil rights are used to empower the individual over government, and ensures an egalitarian society in today’s world.

Liberalism is wielded by countries as a tool to purse their gain and spread of knowledge. Liberalism has been promoted in, and sometimes imposed on, countries around the world, Sometimes liberal democratic countries have imposed liberalism for national interest, with to protect themselves from possible attack or to protect their economic interests. Sometimes liberalism is imposed for humanitarian reasons for the good of others. Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, for example, is viewed by some people as being in our national interest and by others as humanitarian. Some oppose it and some see it as a just cause. When democratic elections are imposed on a country, they do not always bring equality or stability and can led

Liberalism is a collection of political, social and economic philosophies that is centered around the rights of personal liberties, civil rights, economic freedom, controlled and democratic government and the rule of law. A controlled and democratic government is instrumental to liberalism. A controlled government is one restricted by the law. The most common example of this can be found in the United States Constitution. The Constitution has outlined the roles and restrictions of each branch of government while also setting a system of checks and balances.

The American Constitution, seen by Americans as guiding light and bedrock of civil rights and democracy is as Robert A. Dahl argues not so democratic and does not guard the rights of individuals. P.18 Dahl places his work asking fundamental questions as to the use and application of the constitution in the modern world, not as an attack as Gordon S. Wood from New York Review of Books clearly states on the front cover. Dahl merely and humbly is asks Americans to deeply reconsider their much loved constitution. P.122 The work is extremely relevant as it delivers an extremely bold insight into this sacredly held text.

Liberal democracy is defined as “A democracy based on the recognition of individual rights and freedoms, in which decisions from direct or representative processes prevail in many policy areas.” This definition is both applicable to Sweden and Australia and both counties have constitution which protects right and freedoms of populous. The purpose of a Liberal democracy is to shield it people from government excess and the tranny of majority rules(ref req 1) Liberal Democracies also require free and regular election to allow the population which is true for Sweden holding general election every four year, whilst Australia hold one every three year on the discretion of executive branch of parliament. The populous in both countries can run and

I chose to compeer between the articles of Fareed Zakaria, from 2008 and 2011. I believe that Zakaria's article from 2011 continues the same thots or concerns he had in 2008, but in a more focus way.

Fareed Zakaria’s The Rise of Illiberal Democracy is an article discussing his point of view about illiberal and liberal democracies. He explains how democracy is now simply viewed together with liberalism altogether and how they went hand in hand with the writing of our constitution. This article informs you about how the mix of liberalism and democracy seems to have affected the Civil Rights Movement. He also explains how illiberal democracy can lead to civil war and genocide. With the Civil Rights Movement, the use of liberties the blacks did have were used efficiently to accomplish desegregation in most aspects of life.

Fareed Zakaria’s definition of Illiberal Democracy is a governing system in which, elections take place, the community is cut off from knowledge about the activities of the people who exercise the real power because of the lack of knowledge of the community about civil liberties. It is not an open society. There are many countries around the world that considered

An American diplomat Richard Holbrooke considered a problem in September of 1996 which happened to be the time of elections in Bosnia. He stated that democratically elected regimes that are elected through regimes are often times the ones that have been reelected or reaffirmed through referenda, are ignoring the constitutional limits on their power and denying their citizens of essential rights and freedoms. It wasn’t easy to bring attention to this problem because for almost a century, democracy has meant liberal democracy in the West. Which was a political system marked not only by free and fair elections but by the rule of law as well, a separation of powers and the protections of basic freedom of speech, assembly, religion and of course property. A scientist by the name of Philippe Schmitter pointed out a good point; he said that "Liberalism, either as a conception of political liberty, or as a doctrine about economic policy, may have coincided with the rise of democracy. But it has never been immutably or unambiguously linked to its practice."