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Veith Selk is a political scientist and social scientist who specializes in political theory and intellectual history. His areas of expertise include the history of political thought, populism, democracy, political ecology, and social conflicts.

In addition to his academic activity, he is involved in civic education and citizen science.

He is currently a visiting professor at the Institute of Social Change and Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business.

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Veith Selk - political scientist and social scientist

Suhrkamp Verlag Veith Selk Demokratiedämmerung

New Book:

"Demokratiedämmerung"

A critique of the theory of democracy (October 2023)

»Maybe a good idea in theory, but unfortunately not in practice«

In his analytically sharp book, Veith Selk shows why both democratic politics and the democratic theories that accompany it are failing in the face of reality.
The decline of democracy is not due to regression but the result of social evolution. The end of democracy leads to the decline of democratic theory, which becomes anachronistic as a scientific discipline. (Text: Suhrkamp)