Megachange : economic disruption, political upheaval, and social strife in the 21st century /
Big, unexpected changes are here to stay. Slow, incremental change has become a relic of the past. Today's shifts come fast and big, what Darrell West calls megachanges, in which dramatic disruptions in trends and policies occur on a regular basis. Domestically, we see megachange at work in the...
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Overcoming presentism : Big moves abroad. Disruptions at home. Extremism begets extremism. Plan of the book
- Chapter 2. Shocks in foreign affairs : Globalization. 9/11 terrorism. The Arab Spring uprising. Russia's Crimean invasion. Charlie Hebdo murders and Paris attacks. Brexit. Dramatic consequences
- Chapter 3. Shifts in domestic politics : Religious revival. The Reagan Revolution. Marijuana legislation. Same-sex marriage. Obamacare. Income inequality. Trumpism and border security. The rapid pace of domestic change
- Chapter 4. Thermidorian reactions : How 1960s protests spawned conservative reactions. Antismoking attitudes and policies. HIV and AIDS. Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis. Recognizing Cuba. Thesis and antithesis
- Chapter 5. The complications of zealotry : The clashes between and within civilizations. A visit to Lebanon. The trip to Bahrain. Jewish fundamentalists. Islamic fundamentalists. Christian fundamentalists. Apocalyptic thinking
- Chapter 6. The challenge of megachange : The challenge for individuals. The challenge for society. The challenge for governance. Weakening political extremism. The reversibility of progress
- Chapter 7. Navigating the future : Broadening horizons. Finding anchors. Understanding that small shifts can have great impact. Ending winner-take-all. Deradicalizing civil society
- Chapter 8. Future possibilities: Iran gets a nuclear bomb. Robots take the jobs. Global warming and rising seas. Europe turns right and undermines democracy. What if we are not alone in the universe? Addressing nightfall.