Democracy, Political Theory, Global Politics

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John Keane is Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney and Fellow of the WZB (Berlin). Further details are available at www.johnkeane.net and his column 'Democracy and Its Enemies' at https://johnkeane.substack.com/

John's latest book is The shortest history of democracy.

Supervisor

Professor John Keane.

Research location

Government and International Relations, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS)

Synopsis

Research interests

The past, present and future of representation and democracy
Globalisation, empires, China and the future of global governance
Media and public life, the unfinished digital communications revolution and cross-border journalism
Early modern and contemporary conceptions of civil society and government
Fear and politics
The history of folly
Failed transitions to democracy
Problems in the theory of language
Secularism, Islam and democracy
European Citizenship
Modern social movements
Violence, the modern state system, war and peace
Dismantling of Soviet-type regimes
Children and politics

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3211