In this edition of the Democracy Lighthouse Digest, Wolfgang Merkel provides an insight into the AfD’s recent victory in Saxony-Anhalt. Larbi Sadiki examines democratic resilience in Tunisia and Jordan Ryan visits Dag Hammarskjöld’s grave in Uppsala. This edition also features Marietje Schaake’s book The Tech Coup and concludes with a reflection from John Keane on his recent book Demagogues and Despots: Democracies on the Brink.
Democracy Lighthouse Digest #14
Leo Shanahan
Leo Shanahan is a Research Assistant for the Toda Peace Institute’s Global Challenges to Democracy thematic area. He is the editor of the monthly Lighthouse Digest and is also responsible for managing the Democracy Lighthouse platform. Leo holds a Masters of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge and a BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations from the University of Sydney.