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Moderation: Dr Martin Meyer

Unter Beobachtung

Political scientist Philip Manow talks to Martin Meyer about the crisis of liberal democracies and his new book ‘Under Observation’

Speakers

Monday, 10. March 2025, 19:00 – 20:00 h

At Literaturhaus Zurich, Limmatquai 62, 8001 Zürich, Literaturhaus Zürich, Limmatquai 62, 8001 Zürich

Event Language: German

What is the state of our democracy? Has liberal democracy brought about its own crisis? And what dangers does a liberal democracy face when decisions made in parliament are overturned by constitutional courts that are not democratically elected?

Philip Manow makes an important contribution to the debate with a highly topical approach in his new book “Unter Beobachtung. Die Bestimmung der liberalen Demokratie und ihrer Freunde” (“Unter Beobachtung. The Destiny of Liberal Democracy and its Friends”).

Speakers

Professor Philip Manow

Political scientist

Short Bio

Philip Manow , born in 1963, is a political scientist and Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Siegen. His most recent book published by edition suhrkamp was “Unter Beobachtung. Die Bestimmung der liberalen Demokratie und ihrer Freunde” ("Under observation. The Destiny of Liberal Democracy and its Friends").

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