In his latest article, NOUS member Amichai Magan re-examines the democratic entitlement thesis in light of the recent negative trends in democracy’s international fortunes. He argues that the right to democratic governance is a layered, and potentially severable, edifice, parts of which now seem to be eroding, but which is Weiterlesen…
In his latest article, NOUS member Aris Traniditis explores the conditions under which incumbent leaders in initially competitive political systems manage to offset democratic resistance and establish an authoritarian regime. Autocratisation – the transition from a competitive political system to a regime dominated by a single political force – is Weiterlesen…
Contrary to the claims of some of his critics, James Buchanan was an ardent democrat. In his paper “ Democracy Unchained: Contractualism, Individualism, and Independence in Buchanan’s Democratic Theory“ NOUS member John Trasher argues that Buchanan’s conception of democratic governance organized by a contractually justified constitution is highly distinctive because Weiterlesen…
Among twentieth-century inheritors of the classical liberal mantle, the notion that democracy could be understood as “government by discussion” is found most prominently in the work of Frank H. Knight and James M. Buchanan. In this paper, NOUS Member Ross Emmet compares Knight and Buchanan’s use of the expression “democracy Weiterlesen…
In this book, NOUS Member Julian F. Müller poses the question: How can we organize society in such a way that our disagreement about facts and norms works to the benefit of everyone? In response, he makes the argument for polycentric democracy, a political arrangement consisting of various political units Weiterlesen…
In his latest Research Paper, NOUS Member Niclas Berggren together with Jerg Gutmann explores how judicial independence and electoral democracy impact personal freedom. The results are quite surprising: „While judicial independence is positively and robustly related to personal freedom in all its forms, electoral democracy displays a robust, positive relationship Weiterlesen…