Democracy – Hans-Martien ten Napel

Hans-Martien ten Napel recently published a volume with Routledge, Culture, Secularization, and Democracy; Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville, co-edited with Prof. Sophie van Bijsterveld (Radboud University Nijmegen). The volume is a sequel to the earlier Dutch-language, and Netherlands-focused, volume Een nieuwe politieke formule. Ideeën voor staat en samenleving geïnspireerd door Alexis de Tocqueville (A New Political Formula: Ideas for… Continue reading Press Release, “Hans-Martien ten Napel publishes a volume on democracy as a cultural phenomenon”

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Coming Soon: Volume on “Culture, Secularization and Democracy. Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville”

March 6, 2024 Hans-Martien ten Napel

"Following the approach developed by Alexis de Tocqueville, this volume views democracy as a cultural phenomenon. It starts from the assumption that if we are to adequately address concerns about the current state and future of modern Western democracies, we need first to tackle the cultural preconditions necessary for the functioning of a democracy. Since… Continue reading Coming Soon: Volume on “Culture, Secularization and Democracy. Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville”

Democracy, Dutch Politics

Dutch democracy: A sinking ship?

March 4, 2024 Hans-Martien ten Napel

By request, I am now making the article below, which appeared on the Flemish news site Doorbraak on March 2, also available in English. By chance, I recently came across a blog post I wrote about the state of Dutch democracy after the 2017 Lower House elections. In these elections, Geert Wilders’ populist Party for… Continue reading Dutch democracy: A sinking ship?