[I]t was pretty obvious that in this first piece of writing, we’d get about as far as trying to jettison…
A prolegomenon to some future history
democracy
RFP | SSRC Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship
The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is now accepting applications for…
Faith in American democracy? Prospects for renewal amid crisis
We are living in a moment of intense anxiety about the fate of democracy around the world. Democratic institutions are…
RFP | SSRC Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship
The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is now accepting applications for…
“Populism” in Hong Kong’s contemporary politics
Given the complicated history of populism in the Chinese context, just how has the concept been used and received within…
Beyond democracy’s imaginary investments
The figurative space opened up by a widespread crisis of democratic legitimacy has again filled the streets with multitudes banging…
Figurative publics: Crowds, protest, and democratic anxieties
In this forum of The Immanent Frame, the contributors tackle the dual questions of the political and the popular.
Africa and free/hate speech
In the era of post-truth, alternative facts, and fake news, hate, hateful, inflammatory, and dangerous speech pervade the African continent…
Political myopia and prophetic vision
The hit HBO show Game of Thrones (GoT), for example, is billed as epic fantasy, but at its heart it…
Good troublemakers
Today, as political arrogance, partisan polarization, and information tribalism threaten to engulf our public life, it is crucial that we…