Time Online: Mr Ziblatt, Funktioniertdie democracy in US yet? Daniel Ziblatt: Democracy in United States is not dead. But re is Anzeichendafür that democratic system has been struck. Donald Trump is dabeinur a symptom of deeper problems. They were already down in front of him will be re even after him. Take, for example, WachsendePolarisierung: Republicans and Democrats are almost feindlichgegenüber – totally independent of Donald Trump. One major reason is growing radicalization of Republicans.
Time Online: What do you mean by radicalization? Ziblatt: In recent decades, re has been a sort of backlash zurvollständigen democratization of United States. Only 1965 with voting RightsAct and Civil Rights Act were allowed to elect African Americans and were legally equal to derweißen population. Toger with DerEinwanderungsreform in mid-sixties, this has triggered a positive change. But at same time political system has changed greatly.
Daniel Ziblattis a professor of government teaching at Harvard University. On April 16th, 2018, German edition of his book "How Democracies Die: and what we can do about it", which he wrote toger with his colleague Steven Levitsky, appears.
Time Online: How?
Ziblatt: The Democrats in Südensind changed to Republican Party, African Americans went fastgeschlossen into Democratic Party. Moreover, Evangelikalenin of seventies and Eighties have increasingly been identified as Republicans. DieFolge: Today y have a Republican Party that is almost ausschließlichweiß and Christian, and a Democratic party that brings toger all ors, party of minorities, non-believers and derStädter. There are two groups of people who regard Sichgegenseitig as an existential danger, especially from point of view of DerRepublikaner.
Time Online: What consequences did DEPARTMENTIII have on political system? Ziblatt: There have always been demagogic populists in American politics, ranging from Henry Ford in 1920s to DemokratenHuey long in 1930s to Joe McCarthy and George Wallace. All se people have only never more than 30 percent of votes Get. Since BMCA structures of parties and ir constituents have changed significantly, Könnensolche challenges are not so easily cushioned today. Outcome we have seen 2016: Donald Trump became U.S. president.
Time Online: What exactly has changed presidential candidate selection?
Ziblatt: In order for EinZweiparteiensystem to function properly, parties must adopt a ArtGatekeeper function as regards selection of candidate. This cannot be decided by means of primaries alone, as in DenRepublikanern. Since a candidate always receives all delegate votes, he may rectedbefore a federal state just barely wins. The Democrats also Habenzwar primaries, but unlike Republicans, Siesuper have delegates, party functionaries whose votes have more weight. Sohaben She has a certain influence, even if that naturally prevents auchPersonen like Bernie Sanders, who is certainly not an authoritarian Demagogeist.
Time Online: What interest Habendenn Republicans to change something? You're in power.
Ziblatt: Yes, usually WirdVeränderung is triggered mainly by a lost choice. According to Niederlagevon Mitt Romney 2012, re were many who asked very painful questions. Aberam end it lacked necessary structures in party to Reformenumzusetzen. It is a vicious circle: re is a lack of right people to initiate reformations, and at same time changes are necessary to bring or people to top of party, which n implement reforms. My hope is that social and political movement that we are experiencing is pushing Democrats ' pressures and possible electoral defeats toger to lead to real changes within Republican Party.
Date Of Update: 23 February 2018, 12:02
