The Crisis of Liberal Democracy: Francis Fukuyama Explains What Went Wrong

This News18 interview, part of The Hard Facts series, features Professor Francis Fukuyama, Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute, discussing a possible crisis of legitimacy in liberal democracy. He argues that established parties have grown too comfortable and have not delivered the results and recognition people expect, which has widened the gap between political elites and ordinary citizens. The conversation also covers dignity, identity, belonging and community in modern politics, along with populism, political polarisation and whether India can chart a distinctive path in a changing global order.

• Fukuyama's view on why voters are losing faith in established parties
• The role of dignity, identity and belonging in modern politics
• Whether populism reflects deeper governance failures
• India's possible place and lessons in global politics

Is liberal democracy facing a crisis of legitimacy? Why are voters losing faith in established political parties, and what is driving the global rise of populism? In this candid conversation, Professor Francis Fukuyama, Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute, examines the widening divide between political elites and ordinary citizens. He argues that established parties have become too comfortable, failing to deliver the results and recognition people expect. Fukuyama, renowned for The End of History and the Last Man, explores the importance of dignity, identity, belonging and community in modern politics. As democracies grapple with public disillusionment and political polarisation, can India chart a distinctive path in a changing global order? Can democratic institutions regain public trust? Is populism a symptom of deeper failures in governance? And what lessons can India offer the world? Watch The Hard Facts for this in-depth discussion with Francis Fukuyama on democracy, populism, political legitimacy and India’s place in global politics. Subscribe to News18 for more interviews, analysis and global affairs coverage. #FrancisFukuyama #Democracy #TheHardFacts #LiberalDemocracy #Populism #India #PoliticalLegitimacy #GlobalPolitics #PoliticalTheory #StanfordUniversity #EndOfHistory #News18 n18oc-the-hard-facts n18oc_india News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube