Opportunity in the Crisis of Democracy
Opportunity in the Crisis of Democracy [This editorial, first published by Democratic Theory, is co-authored with George Vasilev.] Citation guide: George Vasilev and Jean-Paul Gagnon. 2016. “Opportunity in the crisis of democracy”. Democratic Theory, 3 (1): 1-5. Booming Crisis Literature The literature on the crisis of democracy is booming. Take a glance, for instance, at the number […]
SeeClickFix Empowers Citizens by Connecting Them to Their Local Governments
SeeClickFix Empowers Citizens by Connecting Them to Their Local Governments [This practitioner’s note, first published by Democratic Theory, is co-authored with Ben Berkowitz – founder of SeeClickFix. The idea that first drew me to this integrated civic platform is that of the “businesses of democracy” – firms that are able to stay afloat financially in […]
What is Democratic Theory? [Rikki Dean, Hans Asenbaum and I began considering the question “what is democratic theory?” at a Participatory and Deliberative Democracy conference held in London. This essay was originally published by Democratic Theory.] Citation guide: Rikki Dean, Hans Asenbaum and Jean-Paul Gagnon. 2019. “What is democratic theory?” Democratic Theory, 6 (2): v-xx. What […]
The case for extending measures of democracy in the world “Beneath”, “Above”, and “Outside” the national level [Originally published by Political Geography, co-authored with Dannica Fleuss, this article recognizes that various types of democracy can be found in all political jurisdictions. This means that we need to establish a new way for measuring the extent […]
What is populism? Who is the populist?
What is populism? Who is the populist? [Originally published by Democratic Theory, co-authored with Emily Beausoleil, Kyong-Min Son, Cleve Arguelles, Pierrick Chalaye, and Callum S Johnston.] Citation guide: Gagnon, JP, E Beausoleil, KM Son, C Arguelles, P Chalaye and CS Johnston. 2018. “What is populism? Who is the populist?” Democratic Theory, 5 (2): vi-xxvi. Both “populism” and […]
Why Democratic Theory? [Co-authored with Mark Chou, this introductory article to the first issue of the journal Democratic Theory makes the case for the field’s importance in, and relevance to, our political times.] The post-1945 world is well documented for its surge in the study of and struggles over “democracy”. The Eurocentric and then Pacific […]
The Crisis of Democracy: Which Crisis? Which Democracy?
The Crisis of Democracy: Which Crisis? Which Democracy? [This introductory article (editorial) was co-authored with Selen Ercan and first published in Democratic Theory. It introduces a special issue on the “crisis of democracy” which came out of a national symposium on the subject hosted by the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra.] Abstract: […]
2,234 Descriptions of Democracy: An Update to Democracy's Ontological Pluralism
2,234 Descriptions of Democracy: An Update to Democracy’s Ontological Pluralism [This research note was first published in Democratic Theory. It is accompanied by three appendices: A (appendix a), B (appendix b), and C (appendix c).] Citation guide: Jean-Paul Gagnon. 2018. “2,234 Descriptions of Democracy: An Update to Democracy’s Ontological Pluralism”. Democratic Theory, 5(2): 92-113. Abstract: […]
Little Phil: Changing the Relationship between Philanthropy and Democracy?
Little Phil: Changing the Relationship between Philanthropy and Democracy? [This practitioner’s note first appears in Democratic Theory. I was, before running into Little Phil and its co-founder Joshua Murchie, reading into the relationship between “big philanthropy” and (usually) US-American democracy (perhaps due to the level of very wealthy people in that country and their histories […]
Post-Colonial Public Law: Are Current Legal Establishments Democratically Illegitimate?
Post-Colonial Public Law: Are Current LegalEstablishments Democratically Illegitimate? Originally published by the African Journal of Legal Studies, 3(1), 2012, Pp. 21-43. [My time serving as an intern at the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland is directly responsible for this essay. It was there, learning from diplomats and delegates, furiously scribbling notes from assemblies and […]
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