Intolerance on the march: do Brexit and Trump point to global rejection of liberal ideals?
- Written by Charles Hankla, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
Walls intended to separate, such as this one in Berlin, seem to be back in vogue.Berlin wall via www.shutterstock.comBack in 1991, the eminent political scientist Samuel Huntington pointed out that democratic transitions around the world often come in waves.
He pointed to a “third wave” of democratization that began in the 1970s with...