Professor, Harvard/WZB_Berlin. Author of two NYTimes best-sellers: How Democracies Die & Tyranny of the Minority, & a book on history of conservative parties
Joined June 2011
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Thank you.
#10 on New York Times bestseller list.
Nice to receive the hardcopy on my doorstep
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here is Mamdani's entire speech at the Knicks parade, which is easily the best speech I've ever heard at an event of this sort
Reporting on Ukraine: Telling the Story of a 4-Year War ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2… via @@EuropeAtHarvard
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How do you tell the story of a 4-year war? Join @EuropeAtHarvard @HURI_Harvard @dziblatt & @SPlokhy for a conversation with noted journalists who have been reporting on 🇷🇺Russia's war against 🇺🇦Ukraine: @NPRKelly & Dara Hassanzadeh of ZDF. 2/10, in person: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/…
Lessons from "America's Great Power Prophet" ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2… via @@EuropeAtHarvard
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#OpenAccess from August 2025 -
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4owa5UU
"statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @ValentimVicente, @EliasDinas & @dziblatt
ALT BJPolS abstract discussing the dynamics of mainstream and radical political rhetoric regarding anti-immigrant policies, highlighting differences in societal responses and enforcement norms based on the source of the rhetoric.
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“In the end, those who empower an autocrat often surrender not only their democracy but also the very influence they once hoped to preserve,” writes @dziblatt.
foreignaffairs.com/germany/w…
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NEW -
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4owa5UU
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @ValentimVicente, @EliasDinas & @dziblatt
#OpenAccess
ALT BJPolS abstract discussing the dynamics of mainstream and radical political rhetoric regarding anti-immigrant policies, highlighting differences in societal responses and enforcement norms based on the source of the rhetoric.
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The fate of democracies hangs in the balance in the U.S. and Europe. How should majority-minority rights be balanced? Join @dziblatt for a one-day #democracy conference @GretchenHlmk @AOD_PhD @WZB_Berlin
📅 Feb 28 9:15am-5:15pm
➡️ ow.ly/4trY50V5JGX
In a democracy, when and where should majorities rule? And when should their powers ever be limited? Steve Levitsky and I propose a framework to think through these questions in a new piece in the January 2025 issue of 'Journal of Democracy'
muse.jhu.edu/article/947880
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Das Kabinett #Trump ist nominiert, Chef:innen für Behörden benannt. Wie disruptiv wird Trump 2? Werden die 🇺🇸 das nächste Ungarn? Habe darüber mit @dziblatt gesprochen („How Democracies Die“, @WZB_Berlin @EuropeAtHarvard ) 👇
zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024…
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Our 2024 book list is here! Explore Foreign Affairs’ top picks of the year, including new titles by @JohnBJudis and Ruy Teixeira, @levitsky2 and @dziblatt, and more:
foreignaffairs.com/lists/bes…
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Democrat vote share loss compares favorably to other incumbents in developed democracies in 2024. This includes left and right wing parties (UK, France, Japan). Global inflation created a graveyard of incumbents ft.com/content/e8ac09ea-c300… by @jburnmurdoch
