Adam Przeworski, Crises of Democracy: A Review
As the title implies, Crises of Democracy is an unwelcomely timely work: as Trump exits in the most Trumpian way imaginable, “democratic backsliding” is present across the world, with his…
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Matthias Wasser
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Trump’s Incompetent Authoritarianism Failed, But A Smarter Trump Looms
With the dust settling, it will be clear that Trump left the White House as he entered it: with utter contempt for democratic institutions, themselves alarmingly weak, but mercifully without…
Potential Lessons From Interwar Europe To Combat Fascism
Fascism appeared as a governing force in a particular period – the interwar one – and in a particular set of places – some countries, but not others. What many…
Can anything be done against radical right misinformation?
Can there be a better solution than spreading awareness and counter-narratives? In her recent article on openDemocracy, Miranda Christou argues that the radical right does three things: spreads (dangerously) false information,…