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Daniel Ziblatt
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Eaton Professor of Government & Director, Center for European Studies @Harvard/ WZB Berlin/author of 'Tyranny of the Minority', 'How Democracies Die', & 'Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy.'

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Daniel Ziblatt is an American political scientist who has been Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University since 2018.

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 2d
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#usa | Robert Habeck | 58 comments
Zwischenstopp: Harvard. Wollte eigentlich gar nicht dauernd neue Videos aufnehmen, aber diesen Eindruck von vor Ort kurz teilen. #USA | 58 comments on LinkedIn
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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 6d
The wash post back in 2019. Things change.

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'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 7d
Sadly time to re up this (from 2021!)

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The Biggest Threat to Democracy Is the GOP Stealing the Next Election
Unless and until the Republican Party recommits itself to playing by democratic rules of the game, American democracy will remain at risk.
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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 15d
Thrilled to announce the great group of visiting scholars for Spring 2026 at the Center for European Studies. Some are here all year and 11 new fellows for the spring semester. Here they are :

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Visiting Scholars 2025-2026
The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) welcomes 19 Visiting Scholars who will be in residence during the 2025-2026 academic year. In…
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 18d
Levitsky and Ziblatt remind us that political systems are designed to solve problems, not exacerbate them. Yet in some democracies today, winner-take-all systems are empowering authoritarian minorities and undermining democratic legitimacy.

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 22d
Wall Street Journal confirms...

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 23d
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Knowing too much to see fascism ?
By Daniel Ziblatt
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 23d
Portuguese presidential election yields 2nd round between center left Seguro & far right Ventura.

Honestly shocking that the main center right party (PSD) fails to endorse Seguro. They would benefit from reading @dziblatt.bsky.social’s historical work on the topic www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
Cambridge Core - Political Sociology - Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 24d
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate

Reposted by Daniel Ziblatt, Amir Attaran, Bonnie N. Field

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 26d
South Korea sentences former leader Yoon to five years in prison ft.trib.al/i9XbjHD
South Korea sentences former leader Yoon to five years in prison
Impeached ex-president faces verdict on insurrection charge next month over failed martial law bid
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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 26d
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US-Wissenschaftler zu Trump: „Derzeit haben wir unsere Demokratie fast verloren“
Ein Gespräch mit Steven Levitsky und Daniel Ziblatt, zwei der wichtigsten Politikwissenschaftler der USA, über die Lage ein Jahr nach Beginn der zweiten Trump-Amtszeit.
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 27d
Here's a link to the #OpenAccess article by @valentimvicente.bsky.social,
@eliasdinas.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social -

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How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - Volume 55
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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 29d
Excellent essay . Also : Why we study comparative politics
adambonica.bsky.social Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 29d
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:

America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.

What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
Screenshot of a data visualization titled “The Cost of American Exceptionalism,” subtitled “What would change if the U.S. matched the OECD average?” The page explains that each card shows how outcomes would change if the U.S. matched the average of 31 peer democracies. Below, a section labeled “Economy & Inequality” displays eight cards comparing U.S. figures to OECD averages. Highlights include: +$19K per household per year in redistributed income and +$96K in redistributed wealth if the top 1% matched OECD shares; a 71% lower CEO-to-worker pay ratio (from 354× to 101×); 50 million more workers with union coverage; 26 million more people with health insurance; $2.1 trillion saved annually in healthcare spending; $691 less per person per year in prescription drug costs; and intergenerational economic mobility being twice as high. Each card shows the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 29d
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:

America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.

What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
Screenshot of a data visualization titled “The Cost of American Exceptionalism,” subtitled “What would change if the U.S. matched the OECD average?” The page explains that each card shows how outcomes would change if the U.S. matched the average of 31 peer democracies. Below, a section labeled “Economy & Inequality” displays eight cards comparing U.S. figures to OECD averages. Highlights include: +$19K per household per year in redistributed income and +$96K in redistributed wealth if the top 1% matched OECD shares; a 71% lower CEO-to-worker pay ratio (from 354× to 101×); 50 million more workers with union coverage; 26 million more people with health insurance; $2.1 trillion saved annually in healthcare spending; $691 less per person per year in prescription drug costs; and intergenerational economic mobility being twice as high. Each card shows the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Jan 9
An impulsive leader unconstrained by domestic institutions leading to foreign policy adventurism. Has echoes
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Foreign Policy in a Declining Democracy?
The Return of Primat der Innenpolitik and America’s Venezuela Adventurism
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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Jan 7
I guess I see what's happening now as a kind of logical outgrowth. Acting out in unconstrained ways.

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Jan 6
Some reflections from me on January 6 in comparative and historical perspective (first time on substack)

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January 6 in Historical Perspective
January 6, 2026
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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Jan 4
What happens when democracy dies in a global hegemon?

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Jan 4
Oona Hathaway:

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Jan 4
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On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion
Executive branch precedents can be garnered to support the action—which does not, of course, mean that it is lawful.
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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Jan 2
If you want to see what innovation in political communication looks like, this is it:
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THE MAYOR IS LISTENING
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Jan 1
What the data revealed about American democracy in 2025. And a path forward for 2026.
On Data and Democracy 2025 Year-in-Review Visualized
Tracing the money, the ideological purges, the strategic debates, and the court battles: A visual deep-dive into the data of 2025 and charting an empirical roadmap for a more resilient democracy.
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