Illiberal democracy enables nationalist preferences that democracy’s own norms would reject

Evidence

Ironically, although they all laud Sri Lanka’s democratic status (which is understandable given that the island’s illiberal democracy has consistently enabled their preferences), they insist on a democracy devoid of secularism. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 145

Categorization

• XREF: Speaks to the reader’s core question of whether professed conviction predicts actual bias vs diverges from it. — connects to: Nationalism’s political role depends on the class configuration of its power bloc — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory: Nations, Classes, Literatures, 21; Diaspora nationalism can reinforce exclusive and essentialist communal ideologies — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3010; Direct democracy can itself enable the tyranny of a majority — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 77 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Direct democracy can itself enable the tyranny of a majority #exemplifies (0.80) — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 77
• Popular nationalism reproduced exclusion by demanding linguistic uniformity #exemplifies (0.80) — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, 386
• Nationalism lacks fixed essence; its value depends on who wields it #qualifies (0.78) — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 395
• Economic nationalism results from special interests empowered by popular democracy, not poor leadership. #corroborates (0.78) — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists, 384
• Nationalism’s political role depends on the class configuration of its power bloc #complicates (0.75) — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 21
• Diaspora nationalism can reinforce exclusive and essentialist communal ideologies #exemplifies (0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3010
• Political groups adopt nationalist rhetoric opportunistically #expands (0.75) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 159