Political Science

The political scientist, anthropologist, and anarchist loved the global margins.

Your vacation (hopefully) awaits. And here are the best books to pair with it.

New books assessing democracy suggest how to fix things—but it’s complicated.

Mistaken notions of how characters work produce bad takes.

When ideas get out from academia into the wild, they can be surprisingly dangerous.

A new book explains why some nations rise and others don’t.

The question is who gets to write the codes—and whether the United States will live up to its own.

Around the world, political leaders have amassed power by weakening their parties, and democracy may never recover.

The famed political philosopher still believes in democracy’s ultimate triumph but says the “end of history” has been sidetracked by unforeseen forces.

An interview with Kosovo’s prime minister, how Myanmar can avoid a public health disaster in the conflict-torn state of Rakhine, and the case for reassessing Voltaire’s legacy.

Democracies have greater legitimacy because citizens largely support the system and its institutions. Dictatorships rely on performance—and they fail when they don’t produce results.

Invoking crisis is a favorite tactic of dictators—and widespread misuse of the word robs it of its power. 

As universities struggle to respond to the ongoing pandemic, here’s what they should focus on.

French philosophy came to define the postwar era. As U.S. politics get ever more absurd, it’s time for a comeback.

Nationalism is back, but nobody seems to know what it means. A forgotten essay marking its 40th anniversary can help.