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🦋 The Science of Democracy and the limits of an uncompromisingly pluralist approach

August 1, 2025

🌊 How Romania’s illiberals weaponise homophobia to fuel hetero-nationalism

July 31, 2025

🌈 The impact of ‘anti-gender’ politics and queer, feminist resilience in Poland

July 28, 2025

Relational design for democracy and governance

July 25, 2025

🌊 How Viktor Orbán legitimises his regime through ‘petro-masculinity’

July 25, 2025
July 24, 2025

🦋 What counts as democracy? A critical reflection on The Science of Democracy 2.0

Hong Do The Science of Democracy 2.0 offers a bold, innovative rethinking of democracy by embracing diversity and challenging Western-centric models. Hong Do acknowledges its ambition, but argues it risks romantic pluralism by celebrating traditions without fully addressing embedded inequalities and power hierarchies within them Read more
July 21, 2025

The exclusion of LGBTQ+ in Turkey’s democratic opposition

Ilker Kalin Gender and sexual minorities are not just increasingly targeted by the state in Turkey – they are isolated by opposition groups that purport to champion democratic values. Ilker Kalin argues that the isolation of LGBTQ+ activists weakens democracy, and plays into the hands of repression Read more
July 16, 2025

Civil society mobilisation in EU policy debates 

Evelien Willems Does civil society mobilisation reduce socioeconomic bias in EU policy debate? A study by Evelien Willems, Iskander De Bruycker, and Marcel Hanegraaff reveals that active engagement by civil society organisations narrows the representation gap for people of low socioeconomic status. This offers a promising path toward more inclusive EU policy-making  Read more
July 15, 2025

🦋 Science of Democracy 2.0

Jean-Paul Gagnon To kickstart another round of essays, Jean-Paul Gagnon recaps four years’ worth of discussions in The Loop's Science of Democracy series. He explains where this ever-growing community of scholars has got to so far – and where it aims to go next Read more
June 18, 2025

Is democracy being eroded from within?

Ben Seyd Declining public trust in political institutions raises concerns that citizens may turn away from democratic forms of decision-making. Recent cases of democratic backsliding seem to confirm this fear. Yet, as Ben Seyd argues, there is little evidence that declining trust impels citizens to embrace autocratic forms of decision-making Read more

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