Hugo Drochon

The Philosopher & The News: Are The Elites Accountable To Democracy? A. Papazoglou and Hugo Drochon YouTube video by The Philosopher

Important discussion with @alexispapazoglou.bsky.social on @philosopher1923.bsky.social and the News podcast about the difference between a conspiracy theory of society and an elite theory of society in the wake of the Epstein files 👇🏻

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAZQ...

Jefferson on Race: A Reader, edited by Annette Gordon-Reed, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award

Jefferson on Race, edited by @agordonreed.bsky.social, is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Thomas Jefferson’s conflicted attitudes—& the impact of race & slavery on American history.

Out March 31 (26 May UK pub).

Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The Philosopher & The News: Are The Elites Accountable To Democracy? A. Papazoglou and Hugo Drochon YouTube video by The Philosopher

Important discussion with @alexispapazoglou.bsky.social on @philosopher1923.bsky.social and the News podcast about the difference between a conspiracy theory of society and an elite theory of society in the wake of the Epstein files 👇🏻

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAZQ...

Thanks James looking forward to your thoughts on it!

Just ordered my copy 📖

Official UK release date for Elites and Democracy @princetonupress.bsky.social!🎉

Pictured here in my favourite local bookshop @pagesofhackney.bsky.social❤️

Congratulations @hdrochon.bsky.social 🎉

Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas and Beyond | Home Adrian Blau is Professor of Politics at King’s College London. His research interests include the history of political thought and other issues in political theory/philosophy, including corruption, democracy and rationality.

A reassessment of Quentin Skinner's classic paper on its 50th anniversary, drawn from a @britishacademy.bsky.social conference - Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas and Beyond, edited by @adrianblau.bsky.social & open access at www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Picture of two books about post liberalism.

Just finished reading these two smart and timely books by @mattsleat.bsky.social and @pjthinker.bsky.social

Highly recommend both of them.

JOB

Assistant Professor of Political Theory
University of Cambridge
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social

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Elites and Democracy by Hugo Drochon

In Elites and Democracy, @hdrochon.bsky.social explains why elites always rule democracies—and why recognizing that reality can help us respond to the crisis of democracy today.

Now available worldwide!

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#PoliticalScience

Official UK release date for Elites and Democracy @princetonupress.bsky.social!🎉

Pictured here in my favourite local bookshop @pagesofhackney.bsky.social❤️

My @historicaljnl.bsky.social article has been published open access alongside great articles by @adambforsyth.bsky.social, @davidandress.bsky.social, and others I couldn't locate here, in the most recent journal issue.

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I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed.
Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.

Katie de Cunha Lewin's 'The Writer's Room' examines the spaces where authors work Some writers have a designated desk or a curated room where they work. Others write anywhere and everywhere. Katie de Cunha Lewin examines famous authors' spaces in her new book "The Writer's Room."

@npr.org's Andrew Limbong spoke with The Writer’s Room author @kdclewin.bsky.social on the Weekend Edition Sunday. Listen to their conversation here:

Elites and democracy - Contemporary Political Theory Contemporary Political Theory -

'Anyone who wants to grapple with the challenges of establishing participatory democracy in the modern world needs to read these theorists—ideally, with Drochon’s clear and insightful book as a guide'.

Thanks to Nick Tampio for his wonderful review!🎉
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The Philosopher & The News: Are The Elites Accountable To Democracy? A. Papazoglou and Hugo Drochon YouTube video by The Philosopher

The latest The Philosopher & The News just dropped! Hugo Drochon @hdrochon.bsky.social and I talk conspiracy theories and the Epstein Files, populism, elites and democracy.
Can the people really hold the elite to account?

m.youtube.com/watch?v=lAZQ...

‘“No appearance, always reality”: Rousseau, transparency, and the international’

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My latest article in the new issue of Journal of International Political Theory

Elites and democracy - Contemporary Political Theory Contemporary Political Theory -

'Anyone who wants to grapple with the challenges of establishing participatory democracy in the modern world needs to read these theorists—ideally, with Drochon’s clear and insightful book as a guide'.

Thanks to Nick Tampio for his wonderful review!🎉
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

What if Democracy is Just Rule By Elites? What if democracy isn't what they told us?

Super fun talking to Andrew Burmon about Elites and Democracy on his lovely Upper Middle newsletter!🍾
www.uppermiddle.news/p/huge-docho...

'Wang appears to have been trying to use an international event to position China as an alternative global leader to the US'

Dr Lewis Eves writes for @uk.theconversation.com

Find out more about Lewis' research 🔗 nottingham.ac.uk/politics/people/lewis.eves

What if Democracy is Just Rule By Elites? What if democracy isn't what they told us?

Super fun talking to Andrew Burmon about Elites and Democracy on his lovely Upper Middle newsletter!🍾
www.uppermiddle.news/p/huge-docho...

Great Westerman gig at the Village Underground on Wednesday

Great Westerman gig at the Village Underground on Wednesday

The Unbearable Intellectual Lightness of the Postliberal Being Its case that liberalism must turn into its opposite is based on feelings, not theory or real world evidence

Very nice piece by @andrewkoppelman.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net on how postliberals like Deneen et al can't give an account of how liberalism becomes despotic
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-unbear...

This is happening on Thursday! Do come along if you’re interested!

The Unbearable Intellectual Lightness of the Postliberal Being Its case that liberalism must turn into its opposite is based on feelings, not theory or real world evidence

Very nice piece by @andrewkoppelman.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net on how postliberals like Deneen et al can't give an account of how liberalism becomes despotic
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-unbear...

👀 New books

The Philosopher & The News

Looking forward to chatting with @alexispapazoglou.bsky.social tonight on his @philosopher1923.bsky.social podcast on whether elites are accountable!😲
www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/the-p...

Are conspiracy theorists right when they imagine the world being run by secretive exchanges between global elites?
Are citizens incapable of overthrowing this cabal?

Join us for "Are the Elites Accountable to Democracy"
Mon. Feb 16 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK
www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...