Sheri Berman from New York City – Authors profile, articles and posts

Democracy and society | 05.09.2022

Who is to blame? Citizens, elites and democracy

The talk of European politics being in a crisis and citizens losing faith in democracy has been prevalent but it is mistaken

Democracy and society | 01.06.2022

Polarisation and the threat to democracy

The US is suffering under a tyranny of unrepresentative minorities. To safe democracy and fight polarisation majoritarian control is needed

Future of social democracy | 30.03.2022

Time to decamp from cold-war ideas

Those sections of the left which still think of the world in blocs are guilty of blocked thinking

Future of social democracy | 17.01.2022

Unnecessary tradeoffs

Centrists and progressives often portray racial agendas and attracting non-urban, working-class voters as irreconcilable. Yet they need not be

Democracy and society | 08.11.2021

Stopping democratic backsliding

After a democratic upswing at the end of the 20th century, we are now seeing an age of autocratisation. But with the right strategy, it can be stopped

Democracy and society | 07.09.2021

The consequences of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe

The post-communist Left's embrace of neoliberalism alienated their working-class base. This created opportunities for today's nationalist [...]

Democracy and society | 23.06.2021

Why America’s democracy is (still) at stake

The Trump presidency had severely shaken the pillars of American democracy. But it's the Republican Party that is determined to tear them down [...]

Democracy and society | 11.05.2021

How the Swedish centre-right deals with populism

Sweden's centre-right parties have shifted from a dismissve to an accomodative strategy towards the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats. Can it [...]

Future of social democracy | 15.02.2021

Why such an imperfect union?

US political dysfunctionality is often put down to partisanship and polarisation. But that ignores the actual issues at stake

Future of social democracy | 07.01.2021

Closing the representation gap

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

Future of social democracy | 29.10.2020

How to move forward

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

Future of social democracy | 11.09.2020

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 right

North America | 24.06.2020

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 converted

Global | 31.03.2020

Democracy, authoritarianism and crises

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

Future of social democracy | 12.02.2020

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

Global | 09.12.2019

How neoliberalism could crack

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

Global | 25.09.2019

The dangers of economic determinism

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

Global | 24.04.2019

Populism and the embrace of complexity

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

Europe | 12.03.2019

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 true

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