Articles by Christopher Hobson

October 19, 2021

🦋 Lost in the arcades of democracy

Christopher Hobson

Christopher Hobson questions the value of Jean-Paul Gagnon’s proposal to build a democracy data mountain. The danger is getting lost digging up forgotten meanings of democracy, many now of little value. Instead, we need to focus on the present moment, seeking to re-imagine the meaning of democracy in today’s world

Christopher Hobson

Convenor, Bachelor of Asia Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University

Christopher also holds a position as a Visiting Associate Professor in the College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka.

He is the author of The Rise of Democracy (Edinburgh University Press, 2015)

Christopher publishes regularly on his Substack, Imperfect notes on an imperfect world

Follow him on Twitter @Hobson_C

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