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🎈 When do citizens tolerate democratic violations? Lessons from Hungary’s pandemic emergency 

December 17, 2025

🦋 Reimagining democratic theory 

December 16, 2025

🦋 Democracy beyond collection 

December 9, 2025

🎈 Why we shouldn't give up on representative democracy just yet

December 3, 2025

🦋 The theory of democracy revisited: an interdisciplinary call to arms

December 1, 2025
November 27, 2025

🦋 Democratising democracy science: challenges, chances, and aporias

Peter A. Kraus This new phase in the Science of Democracy series sets a brisk and insightful agenda for overcoming the gridlock in democracy studies. While he embraces its key points, Peter A. Kraus argues that the ultimate and inescapable challenge in developing a democratic epistemics is the politics involved Read more
November 20, 2025

🌊 The nature of fascism and why it differs from populism

Paul D. Kenny People are talking more and more about fascism, and often confusing it with populism. Paul D. Kenny argues that we need to understand how fascism stands out. It has never been just a matter of words or beliefs. It is a leader-centred cult that uses violence to eliminate opposition Read more
November 12, 2025

🦋 Epistocracy, DemEarth, and the asteroid belt of democracy

Leonardo Fiorespino Who should decide what counts as democratic, and how? This series argues that such a challenge raises an ethical, a practical, and a philosophical difficulty. Leonardo Fiorespino questions the ethical issue and suggests that the practical and philosophical problems require ad hoc solutions Read more
November 6, 2025

PR firms are working for brutal regimes, and getting away with it

Alexander Dukalskis Many PR firms work for brutal regimes — polishing their image, attacking critics, and helping dictators cling to power. Alexander Dukalskis, Christian Gläßel, and Adam Scharpf ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it? Read more
November 6, 2025

🦋 The times have changed: beyond conventional studies of democracy 

Ryusaku Yamada Institutional theories rooted in the works of Joseph Schumpeter and Robert Dahl still dominate the study of democracy. But, argues Ryusaku Yamada, this Science of Democracy 2.0  discussion reveals the emergence of another current: scholars who engage democracy from critical perspectives and who seek to move beyond such frameworks Read more

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