Interviews
Tom Davidson: Superintelligent AI Could Be Used to Undermine Democracy or Entrench Authoritarian Power
In this ECPS interview, Tom Davidson, one of the leading analysts examining the long-term implications of AGI governance, warns that humanity may...
Dr. Guenther: European Politics Is Shifting from Economics to Culture
In this provocative ECPS interview, Dr. Laurenz Guenther, Research Fellow at the Toulouse School of Economics, challenges dominant interpretations of...
Prof. Martinico: Populism Does Not Reject Constitutionalism, It Occupies and Rewrites It
In this wide-ranging ECPS interview, Professor Giuseppe Martinico—Full Professor of Comparative Public Law at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies...
Dr. Paul: India Under Modi Has Become a Civilizational Populist Electoral Autocracy
In this ECPS interview, Dr. Maggie Paul argues that India under Narendra Modi is best understood as a “civilizational populist...
Dr. Winter: The UK Is Witnessing the Mainstreaming of an Overt White Supremacist and Ethno-Nationalist Discourse
In this ECPS interview, Dr. Aaron Winter examines how the 2026 UK elections reveal not simply electoral volatility, but the...
Dr. Amir Ali: Democratic Backsliding Is Global, but India’s Crisis Is Unfolding on a Far More Dangerous Scale
In this ECPS interview, Dr. Amir Ali, Assistant Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, offers a sobering assessment of India’s democratic...
Stefania Kapronczay: Democracy in Hungary Must Not Simply Return, It Must Return in a Better Form
As democracies worldwide confront populism, democratic erosion, and authoritarian normalization, Hungary remains one of the clearest examples of contemporary illiberal...
Dr. Loxton: Democratic Backsliding Is Driven More by Populism than Authoritarian Successor Parties
Dr. James Loxton argues that today’s democratic backsliding is driven less by authoritarian successor parties than by populist leaders who...
Prof. Slobodian: For Musk and Muskism, Democracy Is Yesterday’s Problem
Professor Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History at Boston University and one of the leading scholars of neoliberalism and the...
Assoc. Prof. Zankina: Radev’s Strategy Is to Walk a Fine Line Between Moscow and Brussels
In this ECPS interview, Associate Professor Emilia Zankina, Dean and Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University Rome, analyzes...
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...