Democracy & Civic Health
Democracies Divided
By Thomas Carothers & Andrew O’Donohue (eds.)
Case studies of polarization across multiple democracies, including Brazil, India, Kenya, Poland, Turkey, and the US, for practitioners who want an international, comparative view rather than a US-only frame.
Book
2019

Overview

Case studies of polarization across multiple democracies, including Brazil, India, Kenya, Poland, Turkey, and the US, for practitioners who want an international, comparative view rather than a US-only frame.

About the Author

Thomas Carothers holds the Harvey V. Fineberg Chair for Democracy Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he has also served as interim president. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and the London School of Economics, and has authored or edited ten books on democracy and governance. Co-editor Andrew O’Donohue is a fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program and holds a Ph.D. in government from Harvard, where he was also a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.
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Author

Thomas Carothers & Andrew O'Donohue (eds.)

Year

2019

Topic

Democracy & Civic Health

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