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A report on 2011 actitivites at the WZB
Bericht 2011 Forschungsprofessur Theorie, Geschichte und Zukunft der Demokratie Prof. John Keane Ph.D. Die Forschungsprofessur konzentriert sich auf die Geschichte und Zukunft demokratischer Ideen, Institutionen und Akteure. Leitend ist dabei die Einsicht, dass Demokratie eine zeit- und geschichtsgebundene Staatsform darstellt. Dies ist auch für die Analyse gegenwärtiger Entwicklungen von Belang und bietet Anknüpfungspunkte für Kooperationen [...]
Greed and Democracy
When making sense of the weird things happening in the northern hemisphere one trend should not escape our notice: a deepening crisis caused by bankers’ greed is beginning to rip the guts out of democracy. Here’s what the textbooks say: in the countries of continental Europe, Britain and the United States, democracy is a special [...]
Champagne Republicanism: Australia’s Challenge to the Imperial Connection
(Australia’s Challenge to the Imperial Connection An Interview with John Keane By Norma Denny Originally published in Sources – Paris -, Autumn 1997 pp. 37-52) ND. As an Australian and a specialist in political philosophy how do you react to the present debate concerning constitutional reform versus radical reform in favour of a republican system?
A democracia americana pode ser convencida a limitar o seu poder?
Interview with John Keane, Publico, Lisbon, 5 November 2006. Click here to read scanned newspaper article
Why there’s no instant answer to democracy’s growing crisis
The Sctotsman: 03 December 2009 By CHRISTOPHER MACKIE Click here to read article in scanned PDF format
Front of Mind
The Australian Financial Review Magazine. 11 December 2009 p. 16, Interview by Janne Ryan and photo by Louise Kennerley. PDF
A Dish of Paella and Politics
Nigel Spivey interviews John Keane for the Financial Times Weekend Edition, 25/26 May 1996 Read scanned newspaper article in PDF format
Libya, intellectuals and democracy: an open letter to Professor David Held
John Keane asks David Held to look back over events and reconsider his reactions to a dissimulator. Was this an error of theory or of practice? Hasn’t the LSE Libya affair done damage to the scholarly credibility of research programmes in the area of democracy?
Der Geheimnisträger
John Keane on WikiLeaks in Die Zeit, 7 October, 2010 Read German article in PDF format
The life and death of democracy: Bridget Cotter interviews John Keane
Dr. Bridget Cotter interviews John Keane, 9 June – CSD Bulletin, Summer 2010 John Keane discusses the reception of The Life and Death of Democracy in an interview with Bridget Cotter. This interview was published in the CSD Bulletin, Summer, 2010, Double Issue Vol. 17 NOs. 1 & 2, University of Westminster Press. Download the [...]