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
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.

Populist Architecture Is a Problem That Will Outlive Populists
Essay
Jan-Werner Müller
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

What’s New About the New Authoritarianism?
Review
Jan-Werner Müller
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.

Party Animals
Review
Jan-Werner Müller
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.

Angela Merkel Failed
Argument
Jan-Werner Müller
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)

Europe Forgot What ‘Conservative’ Means
Argument
Jan-Werner Müller
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