Interviews
Assoc. Prof Gudavarthy: India’s Opposition Cannot Break Majoritarianism Without Breaking Neoliberal Consensus
In this ECPS interview, Associate Professor Ajay Gudavarthy analyzes India’s 2026 state elections as a critical moment in the consolidation...
Prof. Lefebvre: Liberals Must Become More Generous with Both Their Resources and Their Attention to Others
In this ECPS interview, Professor Alexandre Lefebvre of The University of Sydney argues that liberalism’s crisis is not merely institutional...
Dr. Sandoval: The Erosion of Trust Outlasts Electoral Change
In this ECPS interview, Dr. Javier Pérez Sandoval examines how democratic erosion is increasingly shaped by forces operating beyond conventional...
Assoc. Prof. Krekó: There Are Dangers of Re-autocratization and Abuse of Power in Hungary
In this ECPS interview, Associate Professor Péter Krekó examines Hungary’s uncertain political transition after Viktor Orbán’s electoral defeat and the...
Dr. Patch: In the Age of Populism, Politics Becomes a Struggle over Aesthetics
In this ECPS interview, Dr. Justin Patch argues that, in the age of populism, politics increasingly unfolds as a struggle...
Dr. Milacic: Outbidding Autocrats on Nationalism Only Strengthens Their Legitimacy
In this ECPS interview, Dr. Filip Milacic argues that democrats should not abandon patriotic language to autocrats. Instead, they must...
Ten Years on with Brexit / Prof. Calhoun: Brexit Reveals Regret, Weakened Influence, and Intensified Backsliding
In this ECPS interview, Professor Craig Calhoun, Professor of Social Sciences at Arizona State University, revisits Brexit a decade after...
Professor Przeworski: There Is No Worldwide Crisis of Democracy
In this interview, Professor Adam Przeworski, Emeritus Professor of Politics at New York University, challenges dominant narratives of a global...
Assoc. Prof. Stankov: Too Early to Say Bulgaria’s Radev Will Act as an Orbán 2.0, He Looks More Like Fico
In an interview with the ECPS, Associate Professor Petar Stankov offers a nuanced assessment of Bulgaria’s post-election trajectory under Rumen...
Assoc. Prof. Otova: Under Radev, the Path to Autocracy in Bulgaria Becomes All Too Easy
Associate Professor Ildiko Otova, in an interview with the ECPS, offers a compelling analysis of Bulgaria’s post-election trajectory under Rumen...
Ten Years on with Brexit / Prof. Corner: With Brexit, the UK Has Lost More Than It Has Gained
As the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum approaches, debate has shifted from slogans to evidence. In this interview, Professor...
Eszter Kováts: Orbán’s Defeat Doesn’t Mean the End of Illiberal Politics in Europe
In this ECPS interview, Dr. Eszter Kováts offers a measured reassessment of Viktor Orbán’s electoral defeat and its wider implications...