Democracy & Freedom: A Comprehensive Analysis in the Light of the Theories of Robert Putnam, Fareed Zakaria, and Alexis De Tocqueville

... is weakened. Putnam also worries about the role of social media in today's world, which seemingly creates connections but is weakening real social capital. If citizens do not trust each other, not only is democracy weakened, but the very concept of freedom itself becomes a mere formality[2]. Fareed Zakaria: Liberalism vs. Democracy Fareed Zakaria, a prominent US-Indian intellectual, has highlighted an important distinction between democracy and freedom. In his book The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Zakaria uses ...