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
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
Jean-Paul Gagnon
To kickstart another round of essays, Jean-Paul Gagnon recaps four yearsโ 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 โ and where it aims to go next Read more
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