EPISODE · Jul 6, 2021 · 48 MIN
Jan-Werner Müller on Democracy Rules
from Democracy Paradox · host Justin Kempf
It really matters how you set up conflict and how you talk about the issue and above all how you talk about your adversary. That's where I see the decisive difference between those who tend to invoke the people, the common good and et cetera, in a way that is compatible with democracy and then those who talk in a way that, ultimately, is bound to be dangerous for democracy.Jan-Werner MüllerA full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Jan is a professor of Social Sciences at Princeton University. He is the author of the books What is Populism? and Democracy Rules.Key Highlights IncludeWhat does it mean to be undemocratic in a democracyWhy populism threatens democracyRole of conflict in democracyWhat is militant democracy and is it democraticRole of the majority and opposition in democracy Key LinksDemocracy Rules by Jan-Werner MüllerWhat is Populism? by Jan-Werner Müller"False Flags" from Foreign Affairs by Jan-Werner MüllerRelated ContentChris Bickerton Defines TechnopopulismZizi Papacharissi Dreams of What Comes After DemocracyMore from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at [email protected] me on Twitter @DemParadox100 Books on DemocracySupport the show
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It really matters how you set up conflict and how you talk about the issue and above all how you talk about your adversary. That's where I see the decisive difference between those who tend to invoke the people, the common good and et cetera, in a way that is compatible with democracy and then those who talk in a way that, ultimately, is bound to be dangerous for democracy. Jan-Werner Müller A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Jan is a professor of Social Sciences at...
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