Habitus: Why Positive Law Is Better than Originalism or Post-Modernism in Law
Positive law stands as a tradition that predates post-modernism and post-structuralism; and, yet, it persists as an important corrective to them in their extremes.
Out of Illusion, Weakness: Liberalism and Its Blind Spots
The paradox is that, in order to save liberalism at home, liberal states may have to become more realist in their dealings with the illiberal world beyond.
The 2018 Elections and the Uncertain Future of Brazilian Democracy
The shadow that hovers over Brazilian democracy today will mobilize many people within and beyond Brazil to challenge and contain Bolsonaro’s authoritarian temptations.
Courts: The Quagmire
The Bar Associations have substantively failed to regulate their own people, contributing to a decrease in public trust in the judicial system at large.
Technology and Tyranny: Social Media and the End of the Liberal World Order
Social media are used by authoritarian regimes and tyrants – and as instruments of resistance. In both cases, they participate in the redefinition of the world order.
Interview – Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder discusses Russia’s interference in US elections, the relationship between internet penetration and democracy, and the impact of the decline of local media.
What Is Nationalism? A Nation? A Nationalist?
In principle, the nation-state is an institutional means precisely to democratize the international system.
Review – Adults in the Room: My Battle With Europe’s Deep Establishment
Rather than a lesson on the economics of bailouts and austerity, Varoufakis’ memoir reads like a treatise on the politics of sovereign debt restructuring during crises.
Interview – Elisabete Azevedo-Harman
Elisabete Azevedo-Harman sheds light on the growth of communication, citizenship and technology in Africa and discusses Dhlakama’s legacy, democracy and President Nyusi.
Interview – PJ Brendese
PJ Brendese discusses his work exploring public memory, forgetting, relationships to memory and their link to democratic possibilities, and recent debates over monuments.
