TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to summarize the major theoretical elements in the definition of a global ruling class. It then examines how neoconservatives in the USA took power and used regime change to install US-friendly governments in other regions. A strategy of tension is used to press the American population into conformity. But the real revolution is to what extent factual politics escape any attempt to democratic control. Design/methodology/approach– The research relies on case studies of material already published and provides a synthesis. Findings– Three case studies show how far the Deep State already goes. Democracy is on the brink of survival. Originality/value– This paper is an original hypothesis of the potential end of democracy as we know it, supported by empirical data.
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
SN  - 1463-6689
DO  - 10.1108/FS-04-2014-0024
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/FS-04-2014-0024
AU  - Hamm Bernd
ED  - Prof. Dennis R. Morgan
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - The end of democracy as we knew it
T2  - Foresight
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 161
EP  - 193
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -