Interviews
Professor Wodak: Autocracy Has Become a Global Economic Corporation Backed by Oligarchs and Social Media Power
In this powerful interview with ECPS, Professor Ruth Wodak warns that “autocracy has become a global economic corporation”—a transnational network...
Professor Bartov: Making Life Impossible in Gaza Is a Deliberate Strategy of Slow-Moving Genocide
In a powerful interview with ECPS, genocide scholar Omer Bartov argues that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza amounts to a...
Professor Modood: A ‘Multiculturalist International’ Needed to Counter ‘Far-Right International’
In this wide-ranging interview with ECPS, Professor Tariq Modood calls for the creation of a “multiculturalist international” to counter the...
EP Rapporteur Ridel: EU Should Expand Sanctions Regime to Effectively Target Transnational Repression
In an exclusive interview with ECPS, MEP Chloé Ridel, rapporteur for the European Parliament’s forthcoming report on transnational repression, underscores...
Professor Friedman: We Need to Recognize That the Older Democratic Model Is Being Rejected
In this wide-ranging interview with the ECPS, Professor Steven Friedman critiques dominant liberal democratic paradigms that prioritize constraining state power...
Professor Kasprowicz: Despite Polarization and Populist Gains, Poland’s Democratic Potential Remains Intact
In an in-depth interview with ECPS, Professor Dominika Kasprowicz of Jagiellonian University offers a measured assessment of Poland’s political trajectory...
Professor Arend Lijphart: Presidentialism Creates a Greater Risk of Democratic Collapse
In a wide-ranging interview with ECPS, renowned political scientist Professor Arend Lijphart warns that the design of democratic institutions plays...
Professor Oran on Turkey’s Erdogan Regime: “Let’s Just Call It a ‘Democratic Administration’—So That No Harm Comes to Anyone”
In an era when even naming an oppressive regime can invite peril, Professor Baskın Oran offers a cuttingly ironic response...
Professor Richard Falk: The US Is Experiencing a ‘Weimar Moment’
In this urgent ECPS interview, Professor Richard Falk warns that the US is facing a “Weimar moment”—a fragile liberal democracy...
Professor Diamond: Fascism Isn’t Back—But Its Features Are
In this timely and wide-ranging interview, Stanford University’s Professor Larry Diamond explores the resurgence of authoritarianism and the global diffusion...
Prof. Soborski: The Recent Polish Election Shows That Shifting Right Doesn’t Win Over the Right
In this compelling interview, Professor Rafal Soborski critiques Poland’s liberal democratic actors for mimicking right-wing rhetoric in a failed attempt...
Professor Ben-Porat: Israel’s Rightward Shift Is More Than Political Strategy
In a candid and comprehensive interview with ECPS, Professor Guy Ben-Porat warns that Israel's political rightward shift is not simply...