Jan-Werner Müller


Jan-Werner Müller is a professor of politics at Princeton University. His most recent book is Democracy Rules.

Articles by Jan-Werner Müller
An illustration shows a Nazi-uniformed hand holding a fountain pen that breaks the globe into spheres of influence.
An illustration shows a Nazi-uniformed hand holding a fountain pen that breaks the globe into spheres of influence.
A lone protester holds a U.S. flag on an open grassy area with snow covering parts of the grass. A scooter rests on its side at right. In the distance are bare trees and signs of other protessters.
A lone protester holds a U.S. flag on an open grassy area with snow covering parts of the grass. A scooter rests on its side at right. In the distance are bare trees and signs of other protessters.
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Orban stands before mics held up by journalists.
Orban stands before mics held up by journalists.
Workers at a construction site of the new administrative capital of Egypt, an unfinished skyscraper is in the background.
Workers at a construction site of the new administrative capital of Egypt, an unfinished skyscraper is in the background.
An illustration shows the back of a candidate at a podium on a stage. In front of him is a sea of people in the audience, faces all illuminated as they look down at thair phones.
An illustration shows the back of a candidate at a podium on a stage. In front of him is a sea of people in the audience, faces all illuminated as they look down at thair phones.
A crumbling, damaged statue of a Soviet soldier in uniform is seen against the brick and metal rubble of a house of culture that was destroyed by rocket fire in Ukraine.
A crumbling, damaged statue of a Soviet soldier in uniform is seen against the brick and metal rubble of a house of culture that was destroyed by rocket fire in Ukraine.
Members of the GIL (Italian Youth of the Lictor) help farmers during the wheat threshing in Italy.
Members of the GIL (Italian Youth of the Lictor) help farmers during the wheat threshing in Italy.
A young boy at dusk walks on top of a stack of construction materials outside the new Camlica mosque in Istanbul.
A young boy at dusk walks on top of a stack of construction materials outside the new Camlica mosque in Istanbul.
Supporters cheer in front of an image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Supporters cheer in front of an image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
A preservationist cleans around a painting of the Founding Fathers at the U.S. Capitol.
A preservationist cleans around a painting of the Founding Fathers at the U.S. Capitol.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands in a courtyard after the weekly government cabinet meeting in Berlin on Oct. 31.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands in a courtyard after the weekly government cabinet meeting in Berlin on Oct. 31.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron at the European Commission in Brussels on February 23, 2018. (OLIVIER HOSLET/AFP/Getty Images)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron at the European Commission in Brussels on February 23, 2018. (OLIVIER HOSLET/AFP/Getty Images)
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Brussels on December 14, 2017. (JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Brussels on December 14, 2017. (JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump arrives at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 8, 2016. 
Trump stunned America and the world Wednesday, riding a wave of populist resentment to defeat Hillary Clinton in the race to become the 45th president of the United States. / AFP / SAUL LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump arrives at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 8, 2016. Trump stunned America and the world Wednesday, riding a wave of populist resentment to defeat Hillary Clinton in the race to become the 45th president of the United States. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)