Hugo Drochon
@hdrochon.bsky.social
Political Theorist @uniofnottingham.bsky.social | Author of 'Nietzsche's Great Politics' (Princeton 2016) and 'Elites and Democracy' (Princeton 2026)
New episode (1286), with Dr. Hugo Drochon (@hdrochon.bsky.social). We talk about his latest book, Elites and Democracy. #Philosophy #Politics YouTube: youtu.be/8O_kKledaFI Podcast: bit.ly/4wpGkZo
#1286 Hugo Drochon: Elites and Democracy
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"Elites and Democracy" by @hdrochon.bsky.social Intellectual history and theory of the role of élites in running democracy.
@irishtimes.com calls @hdrochon.bsky.social's Elites and Democracy "intensively researched and soberly written….a nuanced, heavyweight contribution.” Read more here:
Elites and Democracy by Hugo Drochon: Heavyweight contribution to long-running debate
Intensively researched and soberly written, but perhaps too academic for some
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Dr Hugo Drochon (@hdrochon.bsky.social) recently appeared on BBC Radio4's PM with Hugo Schofield to discuss the reported relationship between French politician Jordan Bardella and Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 🎧 Listen back from 25:30 ▶️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Full coverage of the day's news
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Here's @hdrochon.bsky.social writing for the @financialtimes.com on the Grasset affair and what it tells us about modern elites as.ft.com/r/13ae7269-1...
What the Grasset affair tells us about modern elites
Protests by authors at the French publishing house are a symptom of the struggle between establishment and insurgents
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Four new titles in @versobooks.bsky.social Essential John Berger series - www.versobooks.com/en-gb/collec...
The Essential John Berger
The essential collection of the work from critic, political activist, award winning novelist and artist John Berger - published to coincide with the author's 100th anniversary As we approach the cente...
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the Catholic Church has done a better job of distancing itself from international pedophile networks
'The book’s most significant theoretical contribution is the concept of dynamic democracy . . . This is an admirable and intellectually inspiring thesis' Thanks to Aris Trantidis for the amazing review in @democratization.bsky.social!❤️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Elites and democracy
Published in Democratization (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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'The book’s most significant theoretical contribution is the concept of dynamic democracy . . . This is an admirable and intellectually inspiring thesis' Thanks to Aris Trantidis for the amazing review in @democratization.bsky.social!❤️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Elites and democracy
Published in Democratization (Ahead of Print, 2026)
tandfonline.com
This day week is the start of my US book tour!💥 If you're around come by to say hi👋🏻 Details below: hamilton.ufl.edu/events/elite... uchv.princeton.edu/events/book-... politicaltheory.yale.edu/spring-2026-... calendar.pitt.edu/event/elites... as.nyu.edu/research-cen...
This day week is the start of my US book tour!💥 If you're around come by to say hi👋🏻 Details below: hamilton.ufl.edu/events/elite... uchv.princeton.edu/events/book-... politicaltheory.yale.edu/spring-2026-... calendar.pitt.edu/event/elites... as.nyu.edu/research-cen...
📣 New Editors for BJPIR - Call for Expression of Interest @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social is inviting expressions of interest for the next editorial team of the British Journal of Politics and International Relations (#BJPIR). For more information: buff.ly/L1rYEJg
New Editors for BJPIR- Call for Expression of Interest - Political Studies Association
Shape the future of BJPIR – Call for new editorial team The Political Studies Association (PSA) is inviting expressions of interest for the next editorial team of the British Journal of Politics and…
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Really chuffed to have had my first papers published last month! Very grateful for all of the help and advice along the way.
@nottspolitics.bsky.social · 4mo agoFantastic to see doctoral researcher Charlie Bradley publish 2 articles recently Read 'From Civic Friendship to Civil Science: Aristotle and Hobbes on Political Unity' in Hobbes Studies - tinyurl.com/swkn2put.......
"Another way of explaining populism, suggested by Hugo Drochon in his new book, Elites and Democracy, is to see populist politics as 'the process of replacing one elite with another’." Great to see @hdrochon.bsky.social mentioned in this piece from @thetimes.com! Read more:
A 10-step plan to stop the populists — but will it work?
The former Labour minister Liam Byrne sets out how to defeat leaders like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage in an energetic and provocative book
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'Another way of explaining populism, suggested by Hugo Drochon in his new book, Elites and Democracy, is to see populist politics as “the process of replacing one elite with another”' Thrilled to have Jason Cowley mentioned my book in his @thetimes.com column!🎉 www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
A 10-step plan to stop the populists — but will it work?
The former Labour minister Liam Byrne sets out how to defeat leaders like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage in an energetic and provocative book
thetimes.com
“As @hdrochon.bsky.social shows in his essential new book, Elites and Democracy, such harangues gained momentum at the turn of the 20th century when European thinkers examined the composition of society and its representation by elected elites.” Check out this @unherd.com review:
The paradox of MAGA populism
In 2024, around half of the US electorate swung behind Trump, with his support among female, Latino, and African-American voters going up. (Alex Wroblewski/Getty)
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'Another way of explaining populism, suggested by Hugo Drochon in his new book, Elites and Democracy, is to see populist politics as “the process of replacing one elite with another”' Thrilled to have Jason Cowley mentioned my book in his @thetimes.com column!🎉 www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
A 10-step plan to stop the populists — but will it work?
The former Labour minister Liam Byrne sets out how to defeat leaders like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage in an energetic and provocative book
thetimes.com
When Judith Shklar was in Cambridge in May 1984 she taught Nietzsche, Weber and Mosca😲 h/t Robin Douglass for the find!
When Judith Shklar was in Cambridge in May 1984 she taught Nietzsche, Weber and Mosca😲 h/t Robin Douglass for the find!
Counterrevolution by Melinda Cooper is a thorough investigation of the current combination of austerity & extravagance that characterizes government spending & central bank monetary policy. The #paperback edition is now available worldwide! Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #PoliSci
This week’s @newstatesman1913.bsky.social cover is a report from Ukraine, and whether or not we are living through the start of a new world war www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
The new world war
Why the battle for Iran and Ukraine is coming for us all
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Lovely to see Elites and Democracy so prominently displayed in Heffers, in very good company too! @princetonupress.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
Lovely to see Elites and Democracy so prominently displayed in Heffers, in very good company too! @princetonupress.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
'in his essential new book, Elites and Democracy, such harangues gained momentum at the turn of the 20th century when European thinkers examined the composition of society and its representation by elected elites' Richard Bourke in @unherd.com!😲 unherd.com/2026/03/the-...
The paradox of MAGA populism
unherd.com
'in his essential new book, Elites and Democracy, such harangues gained momentum at the turn of the 20th century when European thinkers examined the composition of society and its representation by elected elites' Richard Bourke in @unherd.com!😲 unherd.com/2026/03/the-...
The paradox of MAGA populism
unherd.com
BBC News - Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war and urges Trump to 'reverse course' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump
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Reeves says in her Mais lecture that “Brexit did deep damage” and that “our fate as a country is inescapably bound with that of Europe”. This is the most pro-European speech a cabinet minister has given since 2016.
