Liberal Democracy

Political scientist Cristina Monge argues that the public needs a real stake in shaping its politics if the European project is going to succeed.

With Eurosceptic populist political forces set to gain ground in the May 2019 elections, what might this mean for liberal democracy and the future of the EU?

With authoritarian populism on the rise, liberal democracy in Europe is facing an existential crisis. In this interview, Yascha Mounk, author of The People vs. Democracy, hashes out the conundrum facing democracies old and new.

A shared republican understanding of democracy could offer a way out from the dead ends of ethnic nationalism and identity politics.

Populism is malleable and isn’t the problem. The xenophobic nationalism that underpins certain populist movements is what threatens democracy.

Are we witnessing a crisis of liberal democracy? Wendy Brown is interviewed on the insecurities of neoliberalism and globalisation.