Jeffrey Kopstein Explains Why Polarization Turns Violent

Jeffrey Kopstein is the Chancellor’s Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. He is the coauthor (with Stephen Hanson) of The Assault on the State: How the Global Attack on Modern Government Endangers Our Future and the recent article in the Journal of Democracy, “When Polarization Turns Violent." The Democracy Paradox is made in... Continue Reading →

Christopher Walker Revisits Sharp Power

Christopher Walker is the Vice President for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He was the Vice President of Studies and Analysis at the National Endowment for Democracy between 2016-2025. The Democracy Paradox is made in partnership with the Kellogg Institute of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. Sharp power seeks to exploit... Continue Reading →

Hugo Drochon Says Elites Are Inevitable

Hugo Drochon is an Associate Professor in Political Theory at the University of Nottingham and the author of a new book titled Elites and Democracy. The Democracy Paradox is made in partnership with the Kellogg Institute of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. I don't think populism is necessarily a challenge to democracy.... Continue Reading →

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