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🎭 What the West gets wrong about democracy 

August 19, 2025

🌊 How Romania’s educational institutions resisted illiberal pressures

August 15, 2025

🦋 Shift happens: rethinking democracy research in times of crisis

August 14, 2025

🌊 How a far-right party is shaping the 'new' old Romanian man

August 8, 2025

🦋 Democracy in academia: the not-so-wanted child

August 7, 2025
August 1, 2025

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

Jonas Wolff Democracy is in trouble, and so is democracy research. In response, the Science of Democracy 2.0 lays out an ambitious agenda. While applauding this endeavour, Jonas Wolff explores a fundamental tension: is a radically pluralist approach to democracy research a tool to defend democracy? Read more
July 31, 2025

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

Avery Gozu Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment has surged in Romania, especially since the 2024 presidential elections. Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than surface-level insults – it is embedded in a socio-cultural web of hetero-nationalism and hegemonic masculinity Read more
July 28, 2025

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

Adrianna Zabrzewska Adrianna Zabrzewska and Roberto Kulpa show that, despite populism's hostile political climate, limited funding, and tensions within the community, the pursuit of a liveable and joyful life for LGBTIQ+ individuals and cishet women in Poland is an unfolding project of resilience and resistance Read more
July 25, 2025

Relational design for democracy and governance

Erica Dorn Erica Dorn and Sofía Bosch Gómez argue that citizen disillusionment with democratic systems presents designers with an important opportunity. Moving beyond digital interfaces, relational design reimagines governance by prioritising equity, legitimacy, and collective care. Designers help shape who belongs, who decides, and the potential in participatory, inclusive, and systemic interventions  Read more
July 25, 2025

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

Hanna Zelma Horányi What role do sexism, racism, and climate denial play in the regime of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán? Hanna Zelma Horányi describes how Orbán is legitimising his power through the concept of ‘petro-masculinity’ Read more

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