
Jan-Werner Mueller
Jan-Werner Mueller, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, is the author, most recently, of Democracy Rules (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021; Allen Lane, 2021).
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Democracies Are Not “Backsliding”
Democracies Are Not “Backsliding”
Sep 27, 2023 Jan-Werner Mueller thinks the language commonly used to describe the shift toward authoritarianism is hampering solutions.
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The Siren Song of Climate Authoritarianism
The Siren Song of Climate Authoritarianism
Sep 14, 2023 Jan-Werner Mueller explains why messy, slow-moving democracy is still the best system for tackling global warming.
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Can Local Journalism Be Saved?
Can Local Journalism Be Saved?
Jun 18, 2023 Jan-Werner Mueller concludes that reviving the institution will require abandoning the current focus on material resources.
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Seats of Power
Seats of Power
Jun 12, 2023 Jan-Werner Mueller surveys how the design of legislative chambers represents – and facilitates – the political regime.
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Can Journalists Be Activists?
Can Journalists Be Activists?
Apr 3, 2023 Jan-Werner Mueller thinks the traditional debate about the profession’s role in a democracy is largely missing the point.