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Sheri Berman

Sheri Berman

New York City

Sheri Berman is a professor of political science at Barnard College and author of Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe. From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day(Oxford University Press).

Articles

Closing the representation gap

Centre-left parties have become too bourgeois. The ensuing representation gap lies at the heart of democratic [...]

How to move forward

How progressives can build effective political coalitions to reverse the populist victories since the financial crisis

Where did Trumpism come from?

The best way to understand the deep problems facing US democracy is to look at the Republicans' steady march to the [...]

Protests, the left and the power of democracy

The American left should not squander the sea-change in public opinion of recent weeks by only preaching to the [...]

Democracy, authoritarianism and crises

In theory, democracy should provide advantages in dealing with crises. But Covid-19 has shown that's not always the [...]

What’s at stake in the Democratic primaries

While the Democrats differ less on policy than one might think, they do have opposing ideas on how to win against Trump

How neoliberalism could crack

This neoliberal phase of capitalism will not automatically collapse. The left needs to be ready with a clear alternative

The dangers of economic determinism

Our interests and identities are not just determined by class, but shaped by choices of politicians and political [...]

Populism and the embrace of complexity

Populists may often thrive with simple narratives. But simple explanations of populism itself will not pass muster

Capitalism and democracy: what if we have it backwards?

It's fashionable on the left to suggest that capitalism and democracy are now incompatible. But maybe the opposite is [...]