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A new book exposes the downfall of democracy in Denmark and the West. Surveys reveal widespread disillusionment and doubt that political decisions truly benefit citizens and society.

New figures paint a bleak picture for democracy and the Danish welfare state

Illustration: Rasmus Vendrup
Illustration: Rasmus Vendrup
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Since World War II, there has generally been a logic in the West that the future looks brighter: that today’s children will have better opportunities to thrive than their parents.

But that’s no longer the case. Optimism has been replaced by democratic pessimism.

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