El descontento democrático

Division, tension and polarization have turned the international political scene upside down. The murmur of discontent that began in the 1990s has led certain sectors of society to express a clear animosity towards the globalizing project of the elites. Rulers and citizens seem to prefer the free market instead of a healthy democracy. Concepts such as "freedom" or "civism" have ceased to generate consensus and have become more than ever thrown weapons between electoral adversaries. Meanwhile, social inequalities, racial injustice and hyperpartisanship increase, and national borders lose their economic and identity relevance. In this new edition of Democratic Discontent, published for the first time in 1996 and updated to the new times, Michael J. Sandel explores in an accurate and illuminating way the causes of the profound disappointment that has gripped public life in democracies. westerners. Through the case of the United States, it provides us with tools to understand how in times of culture wars, where it is increasingly difficult for broad-based reformist movements to emerge, our civic tradition can help us imagine an alternative to the neoliberal and technocratic system in that we are installed, where identity and common ideals are increasingly devalued.