RSA Spotlight: Francis Fukuyama on Political Order and Political Decay

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In this except from Political Order and Political Decay, influential political scientist Francis Fukuyama tells the story of mankind’s emergence as a political animal, the development of state, law and democracy, and explores the modern landscape – with its uneasy tension between dictatorships and liberal democracies – arguing that in the US, and in other developed democracies, unmistakable signs of decay have emerged.

Watch the full talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adBJmBVXfhI