Beatrice de Graaf and Henk Kummeling discuss Lars Behrisch's new book Democracy’s Double Helix, which explores the historical roots of modern democracy.
Democracy is more than just elections, but elections are an important aspect of our democracy. We are not only choosing a political party, but also the rules that politicians must adhere to. Has democracy itself become the subject of the elections?
The call for papers is now open for the workshop ‘Legitimate spying? Challenging or supporting intelligence services in Europe’ (3 and 4 November).