Prof Nic Cheeseman
@fromagehomme.bsky.social
Prof of Democracy, Director @CEDAR_Bham at @unibirmingham, founder @AfricaDemocracy, columnist @TheAfricaReport, collab with @thecontinent_, retwts not...
Nic Cheeseman is a British political scientist and professor of democracy at the University of Birmingham. He works on democracy, elections and African politics. He is also a columnist for The Africa Report and South Africa's Mail & Guardian, and the editor of the website Democracy in Africa. A regular commentator in the media, he is sometimes referred to by his Twitter handle, @fromagehomme. .. more
Political science
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... indeed a broader story about the challenges facing liberal democracy in Europe today.
... much food for thought. We have seen two important elections in the country in the past couple of years with contrasting outcomes. Those two elections can be placed within a wider and deeper story of the fate of democracy in Poland and ...
Why are illiberal governments able to retain support? How are they defeated at election time? And how do (and should) governments driven by a desire to undo illiberalism proceed? For all interested in elections, democracy, accountability and representation Poland provides ...
🚨 Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland 🚨
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The latest episode of the People, Power, Politics podcast, out now!
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