Read the latest publications by the Review of Democracy, our online journal.
Danish Euroscepticism Has Been in Decline since Brexit
On the 1st of June, Denmark voted to remove its opt-out on EU’s common security and defense corporation by a unprecedented large margin – 66.9 % yes and 33.1 % no. Kasper Ly Netterstrøm sat down with Christine Nissen, a researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, to understand the result and its importance.
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Reflections of a European Man
In conversation with RevDem editor Kasia Krzyżanowska, Stefan Auer discusses his new book European Disunion. Democracy, Sovereignty, and the Politics of Emergency (Hurst&Company 2022). In a conversation, he points out to the EU hubris, discusses crises that hit the EU recently, puts into a broader context Russian invasion of Ukraine, and shares his skepticism on the future of Europe.
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Davide Rodogno on the Troubled History of Western Humanitarianism
Guest contributor Nikola Pantić converses with Davide Rodogno about Davide's new book Night on Earth: A History of International Humanitarianism in the Near East, 1918-1930 (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
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How to Avoid Further Escalation? A Conversation with Wolfgang Merkel on the Scholz Government and German Foreign Policy Today
Ferenc Laczó interviews Wolfgang Merkel talks about German foreign policy, describes key decisions and non-decisions of the new German government and reflects on the reasons that led him to sign the Open Letter to Chancellor Scholz.
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Imperialism in Russian Literature
In this conversation with Kasia Krzyżanowska, professor Ewa Thompson discusses the imperialistic features of the Russian Federations; elaborates on how Russian writers advanced the imperial message of Russia, and shows the persistence of the imperialistic motifs in the Russian literature.
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The State of the Rule of Law in the USA and the EU
In this interview for the Rule of Law section, RevDem Editor Oliver Garner converses with Niels Kirst about the state of the Rule of Law in the USA and the EU, what lessons the EU can learn from how the USA went about establishing a federal government, and more.
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The ‘New Europe’ Campaign: The Failure of Liberal Internationalism and the Resilience of Imperialism
Historians of the Habsburg Empire and the First World War analyze the fascinating story of Robert William Seton-Watson’s propaganda for the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the creation of a ‘New Europe.’
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In Conversation with Eva Fodor: How the Carefare Gender Regime Shapes Hungary
RevDem Editor László Bence Bari in conversation with Éva Fodor, Professor at the Gender Studies and Pro-Rector of the Central European University about her latest book “The Gender Regime of Anti-Liberal Hungary”.
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Brazilian Intellectuals and the French Social Sciences: Ian Merkel on Writing Anti-diffusionist Intellectual History
In this conversation with Ferenc Laczó, Ian Merkel discusses why Brazil in the 1930s offered such a precious opportunity to innovate in the social sciences; shows the ways in which Brazilians were crucial interlocutors for French social scientists; and reflects on the implications of these fascinating encounters for the writing of global intellectual history.
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Re-Establishing the Epistemological Foundations of EU Law: In Conversation with Renáta Uitz
Oliver Garner interviews Renáta Uitz, Co-Director of the CEU Democracy Institute and Co-Editor-in-Chief of RevDem, on the distinct but interconnected roles of the European Parliament and the Court of Justice in combatting the Rule of Law crisis.
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The First Revolution Born in Oxford: Simon Kuper on the Tory Elite’s “Betrayal by Mistake”
In conversation with Ferenc Laczó, Simon Kuper – author of the new book Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK – discusses why Oxford University was so crucial to the formation of the current Tory elite; which ideas and concerns shaped their attitude and relationship to the EU on the path to Brexit, and more.
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Change of Framing and the Need for Peace in Ukraine: A Reply to Szulecki and Wig
Responding to critiques of their op-ed on why the war in Ukraine should not be discussed using the “democracy vs. autocracy” framework, authors Irina Domurath and Stefano Palestini further develop why orienting the discussion around Russia’s abuse of international law could draw more international support and avoid escalation into a Third World War.
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Chamstwo. A Story of the Polish Serfdom: In Conversation with Kacper PobłOcki
In a conversation with Kasia Krzyżanowska, Kacper Pobłocki discusses his book Chamstwo and reflects on how Polish society was historically based on violence; elaborates on the historical sources of the name “Cham”; compares Polish predicament with other European states and discusses current state of the academia.
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Boyd Van Dijk on the Making of the Geneva Conventions: The Most Important Rules Ever Formulated for Armed Conflict
Boyd van Dijk, author of the new monograph Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions, discusses with Ferenc Laczó about what makes the Geneva Conventions such defining documents when it comes to formulating rules for armed conflict.
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