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Drawing on interviews with young activists and young people who have experienced homelessness, Burnt by Democracy illustrates how growing wealth inequality has weakened democracy across five Western nations.

Table of Contents
Introduction 1. The growth of inequality across (neo)liberal democracies 2. Democratic dispositions in the twenty-first century 3. Democratic biographies: Pathways towards a democratic disposition 4. Democracy’s failures/failures of democracy 5. The social distribution of democratic knowledge 6. Belonging to the state: Citizenship as symbolic power Conclusions: When I say the word “democracy,” what comes to mind? Appendix 1: Youth participants by country (all names are pseudonyms) Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: 23/11/2023
      ISBN13: 9781487551643, 978-1487551643
      ISBN10: 1487551649
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on interviews with young activists and young people who have experienced homelessness, Burnt by Democracy illustrates how growing wealth inequality has weakened democracy across five Western nations.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. The growth of inequality across (neo)liberal democracies 2. Democratic dispositions in the twenty-first century 3. Democratic biographies: Pathways towards a democratic disposition 4. Democracy’s failures/failures of democracy 5. The social distribution of democratic knowledge 6. Belonging to the state: Citizenship as symbolic power Conclusions: When I say the word “democracy,” what comes to mind? Appendix 1: Youth participants by country (all names are pseudonyms) Bibliography Index

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