Articles by Dimitra Mareta

September 25, 2025

🦋 On democracy’s 'Fourth Theorist'

Dimitra Mareta

This new phase in the Science of Democracy series posits the idea of a 'Fourth Theorist' – a still-to-exist thinker who may in future come to life. But, asks Dimitra Mareta, will that person, or thing, deliver on their promises? Or will it the Fourth Theorist prove a false idol?

🦋 Is it post-democracy; or maybe authoritarian neo/liberalism?

Dimitra Mareta

'Democracy is in crisis'. We have heard this claim since the 1930s, and new terms regularly surface to describe democracy’s transformations through crisis. Of these terms, argues Dimitra Mareta, post-democracy and authoritarian neo/liberalism are the most challenging. While they describe either a strong or weak state, neither term captures the implications for the people living under such regimes

Dimitra Mareta

Independent Researcher

Dimitra holds a PhD in political theory on the theory of dictatorship.

She has worked as an adjunct lecturer at various universities, has published numerous academic articles, and participated in national and international conferences.

Her research and teaching interests include political theory of conservatism, the state, neo/liberalism, anti/feminism and women’s studies.

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ORCiD

Her chapter on the theory of democracy appears in the Introduction to Political Science (Gutenberg, Athens, 2023) eds. Costas Eleftheriou, Yannis Tsirbas, Panos Koliostasis and Sophia Kanaouti, which presents theories of democracy from Ancient Athens to the present day.

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Articles by Dimitra Mareta

🦋 On democracy’s 'Fourth Theorist'

🦋 Is it post-democracy; or maybe authoritarian neo/liberalism?

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