John Keane on demagogues, despots and the rise of ‘phantom democracies’
- Written by John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
Let’s begin with a troubling truth: in many countries, hundreds of millions of people nowadays feel that when it comes to the biggest decisions affecting their lives, despite all the talk of “democracy” and “the people”, they have no control over those who decide things in their name. Their shared experience of...





