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The Association for the History of Political Thought Conference

Storming of the Bastille

March 1st - 2nd, 2024
The University of Texas, Austin

Sponsors

  • Civitas Institute, UT
  • Department of Government, UT
  • Department of Political Science, University of Houston
  • The Jack Miller Center

Theme: “Democracy and Its Pathologies”

Through an analysis of historical texts, papers will address questions such as: what is the best case for democracy, and what is the best case against it? Does the democratic regime have a democratic soul modeled on it? Is modern democracy different in kind than ancient democracy? Does democracy foster its own defective political forms (demagoguery, populism)?

Participants