Relinquishing Independence to the Authoritarian Is Bad…Duh

Relinquishing Independence to the Authoritarian Is Bad…Duh

But not all is lost. Resistance still matters. If we are lucky, if we get through this period with our democracy intact rather than sliding into a Hungary-like competitive authoritarianism (or worse), my hope is we will look back on the recent spate of capitulations of elite higher education institutions to the authoritarian regime with some mixture of disbelief and shame. I hope that individuals who I could but will not name, but who are easily…

At the Threshold of Democracy: Understanding the Drivers of Contemporary Authoritarianism - International & Comparative Law

Günter Frankenberg & Wilhelm Heitmeyer (eds.), Drivers of Authoritarianism: Paths and Developments at the Beginning of the 21st Century (2024). Sanja Pesek In an era marked by escalating political polarization, institutional erosion, and mounting threats to democratic governance, the volume Drivers of Authoritarianism: Paths and Developments at the Beginning of the 21st Century, edited by Günter Frankenberg and Wilhelm Heitmeyer, offers a profo…