Jan-Werner Mueller
Jan-Werner Mueller is Professor of Politics at Princeton University. His most recent book is Contesting Democracy: Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe.
Jan-Werner Mueller is Professor of Politics at Princeton University. His most recent book is Contesting Democracy: Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe.
After just three months in power, Poland's new government appears committed to establishing what critics are calling an “illiberal democracy.” But the description is deeply misleading – and in a way t… read more
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's victory in Turkey’s first direct presidential election is no surprise. But, given his polarizing leadership as Prime Minister, what accounts for his political staying power?
The Greek government’s crackdown on the country’s far-right Golden Dawn party has revived a vexing question that seemed to have disappeared with the Cold War’s end. Is there a place within liberal dem… read more
Nicolás Maduro’s narrow victory in Venezuela’s presidential election raises an important question: Can populism thrive without a genuinely popular, charismatic leader, or are movements like Chávismo d… read more
In recent years, the EU – or, more accurately, the powerful countries of northern Europe – has been subjecting its weaker members to social and political “stress tests," with varying results. Now, Eur… read more
Ordinary Europeans long trusted elites with the business of democracy – and even seemed to prefer unelected elites. If they now want to modify the social contract, change ought to be based on a clear,… read more
In foreign-policy terms, post-war West Germany – and, later, reunified Germany – was utterly predictable: never against the West; always for more Europe. Now, the “Berlin Republic,” while more secure … read more
Indignation has become a watchword for movements in France, Spain, and elsewhere. And language matters here: indignation, unlike outrage, suggests that some social actors – a government or elites in g… read more
Over the last decade, tests and exams for immigrants have proliferated – especially, but not only, in Europe - but so have controversies about what they may legitimately ask. Such tests can be empower… read more
