Democracy

Interview – Matthew Goodwin

E-International Relations • Sep 5 2018 • Features

Matthew Goodwin talks about his new book National Populism, the upcoming Swedish elections, eurosceptic and pro-European political parties, and the Brexit referendum.

Review – Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic

Thomas Zeiler • Jun 5 2018 • Features

David Frum puts forward a powerful message outlining his concerns over the Trump presidency and the damage it is doing to the country, democracy and conservatism.

N-of-1 Survey Finds Support for a Return to the Divine Right of Kings (A Satire)

Patricia Sohn • May 22 2018 • Articles

A satirical commentary on the feasibility of a return to the divine right of kings in light of a perceived decline of the rule of law.

Interview – Milan Vaishnav

E-International Relations • May 3 2018 • Features

Dr Milan Vaishnav shares his views on corruption, accountability and politics in India, the successes of India’s democratic experiment and the 2019 national elections.

A 21-year-old Reform Movement on the Brink of Success

Patricia Sohn • Jan 26 2018 • Articles

It is about time to support the democratic movement in Iran in any way that we feasibly can. In this effort, context and local knowledge matter greatly.

Will Liberal Democracy Survive the Century?

David Moscrop • Dec 18 2017 • Articles

We have yet to settle whether the features of liberal democracy are inherent to the system itself, or to particular contexts in which the system is installed.

Trump’s Dream and Tocqueville’s Nightmare

MJ Fox • Oct 12 2017 • Articles

The current erosion of agency amongst citizens in the U.S. is bringing us closer than ever to Tocqueville’s cautions of the path to despotism

Review Feature – The Experts are Dead, Long Live the Experts!

Antonio Calcara • Oct 7 2017 • Features

Two new books, The Ideas Industry and The Death of Expertise, consider the role of experts in the current US political landscape but reach quite different conclusions.

Authoritarian Difussion and the Failure of the “Colour Revolutions” to Spread

Davide Giordanengo • Sep 28 2017 • Essays

Can the concept of “Authoritarian Difussion” explain the unsuccessful spread of the colour revolution and the repressive measures that illiberal regimes have taken after?

On the Verge of the Darkness: Dystopic Movies and Contemporary Global Challenges

Alberto Frigerio • Aug 4 2017 • Articles

Critiquing dystopic movies as representations of the here and now is a good method to raise interest about modern challenges and stimulate a debate over the solutions.

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