Francis Fukuyama

Francis Fukuyama is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), resident in FSI’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.

Dr. Fukuyama has written widely on issues relating to questions concerning democratization and international political economy. His book, The End of History and the Last Man, was published by Free Press in 1992 and has appeared in over 20 foreign editions. His most recent books are America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy, and Falling Behind: Explaining the Development Gap between Latin America and the United States.  

Books Authored

Image of Liberalism and Its Discontents
Author(s):
Francis Fukuyama
Genre(s):
Current/Public Affairs & Events, Political Ideologies, Political & Social Science

Liberalism and Its Discontents

August 9, 2022
Reviewed by: 
David Schultz

There is something wrong with contemporary liberal democracy, especially in the United States.

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Image of Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
Author(s):
Francis Fukuyama
Genre(s):
Politics, Elections & Political Process

Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment

December 31, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Benjamin Knoll

“Identity is an important contribution to the conversation on this timely and important topic.

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Image of The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
Author(s):
Francis Fukuyama
Genre(s):
Current/Public Affairs & Events, Political Ideologies, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Political Ideologies, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Political Ideologies

The Origins of Political Order

January 22, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Stephen Roulac

“Deftly weaving economics, military strategy, religion, law, culture, evolutionary biology, archaeology, and history, Francis Fukuyama tells his story from the earliest of times up through

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