The myth of sudden death

Although it makes for a great dramatic effect, the theories of the sudden death of democracy disregard the gradual erosion and capture of institutions, and the role of the populace – argues political scientist John Keane.

Earlier this year, John Keane started off a discussion on the death of democracies in Eurozine’s focal point ‘The writing on the wall’. Since then, the pace of a democracy breakdown have been discussed by several authors. Together with editor-in-chief Réka Kinga Papp, Keane discusses his article ‘How democracies die, fast and slow’  and the lack of biospheric representation as a democratic death threat. 

Read John Keane’s articles in Eurozine, including the debate on the death of democracies discussed in the episode

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Published 26 May 2023
Original in English
First published by Eurozine

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