The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure

Join us over food and drinks to discuss the book, “The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure”
Description of Book:
Never in history has a democracy succeeded in being both diverse and equal, treating different ethnic or religious groups fairly. And yet achieving that goal is now central to the democratic project. It is, Yascha Mounk argues, the greatest experiment of our time. Drawing on history, social psychology, and comparative politics, Mounk explains why we need to create a world in which our ascriptive identities come to matter less—not because we ignore global injustices, but because we have succeeded in addressing them.
The Great Experiment is that rare book that offers both a profound understanding of an urgent problem and genuine hope for our human capacity to solve it. As Mounk contends, it is up to us and the institutions we build whether we come to see each other as strangers or compatriots. Giving up on the prospect of diverse democracies is simply not an option—and that is why we must strive to realize a more ambitious vision for the future of our societies.
One of Barack Obama's Recommended Reads for Summer
Lecture with author:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faVetNu4sd4
Look for the group with lights and a sign.