Jan-Werner Müller

Is the United States at risk of an autocratic turnaround? Jan-Werner Müller examines current political developments with an analytical distance to the excitement of the day and explores the question of how resilient the democratic institutions of the USA really are. It becomes clear how autocratization is actually taking place in the 21st century – and what lessons Europe can learn from this. A trenchant evening about power, populism and the future of democracy on both sides of the Atlantic.

Jan-Werner Müller is Professor of Political Theory at Princeton University and one of the most influential international voices in democracy research. His books and essays have been shaping debates on populism, loyalty to the constitution and the crises of liberal democracies for years.

In the series Schlaglicht USA – Democracy under pressure
250 years of American democracy – and at the same time a political change of course with global consequences: Schlaglicht USA analyzes how the political balance of power is shifting in President Trump’s second term and what security and economic policy consequences “America First” has for transatlantic relations In this series, influential voices from politics, science, law and culture discuss what freedom, justice and democracy mean in the 21st century.