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William E. Scheuerman

William E. Scheuerman is Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, where he teaches political theory. He is the author of seven books. His latest, Key Concepts: Civil Disobedience, is forthcoming from Polity Press.

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Global Justice, Politics

Why Do Authoritarians Win?

Not by repudiating democracy but by simulating it, a new book argues.

William E. Scheuerman

Philosophy & Religion

Habermas and the Fate of Democracy

A new biography reveals Habermas's commitment to a democratic ideal.

William E. Scheuerman

Politics

The GOP's Anti-Democratic Fetish Runs Deep

Here's the real reason the GOP made peace with Trump.

William E. Scheuerman

Books & Ideas

Snowden and the Ethics of Whistleblowing

Is it naïve to see whistleblowing as a form of civil disobedience?

William E. Scheuerman

Books & Ideas

Among Enemies

In his review of my book The Enemy ("Down on Law," April/May 2001), William Scheuerman takes

Gopal Balakrishnan, William E. Scheuerman

Global Justice, Law & Justice

Down on Law

Germany's most influential jurist of the authoritarian right wing.

William E. Scheuerman

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