Jan Zielonka

Oxford

Jan Zielonka is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Universities of Venice and Oxford. His latest book is The Lost Future and How to Reclaim It (Yale University Press, 2023).

Articles

Future of social democracy | 26.09.2023

How do you like your state?

To defeat the nativist right, social democrats must offer an alternative vision of the good society — and rethink the role of nation-states within it

Democracy and society | 17.04.2023

Welcome to high-speed democracy!

For several years now, Europe has been governed in a rush. This acceleration presents a challenge for democracy

Foreign and security policy | 23.02.2023

The European Union at war

The war in Ukraine has rained in ‘the hour of Europe’ once more. To live up to this role, the EU must move from reassuring words to tangible deeds

Interviews | 08.05.2020

'They are strong because we as liberals are weak'

Jan Zielonka on whether the outbreak of the coronavirus could help illiberal, populist and nationalist forces