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Benjamin A. Schupmann @BASchupmann

Asst Prof @yalenus. @Columbia PhD. Political theorist. Latest book: Democracy despite Itself: Liberal Constitutionalism and Militant Democracy (forthcoming OUP)

Joined February 2021
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Benjamin A. Schupmann@BASchupmann
4 Oct 2023
There is a precedent for Kevin McCarthy’s ouster in Weimar Germany. In my new book ‘Democracy despite Itself’, forthcoming with @OUPLaw, I explore the implications of that precedent and how to defend democracy against internal enemies
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Ended an evening run early because 99% humidity feels like 99, not 33. The sun hasn’t even been out today 🥵
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Looking forward to Sam Moyn’s talk “Saving Liberalism from Crisis” tomorrow night at Yale-NUS College. Details and how to register to attend (in person or by zoom) here: eventbrite.com/e/yale-nus-le…
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Some recent thought-provoking work on militant democracy in the United States, related to section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
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Jan-Werner Müller at project syndicate (discussing Trump and Björn Höcke, a leader of the AfD) project-syndicate.org/commen…

The Case for Banning Anti-Democratic Candidates

Jan-Werner Mueller explains how, and under what conditions, disqualifying individuals from elections is justified.

project-syndicate.org
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@SIssacharoff at Just Security. justsecurity.org/91009/old-c…

Old Constitutional Provisions and Presidential Selection: The folly of exhuming Section 3 of the...

A critical analysis of the use of the 14th Amendment to bar candidates, including former President Trump, from running for office, without congressional implementing legislation. Leading scholar...

justsecurity.org
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Voxeurop in English@Voxeurop
27 Jan 2024
🗃️From our archives: On #HolocaustRemembrance Day we share an article by @PeterVerovsek on how memory - especially in these dark times - is essential for democracy. voxeurop.eu/en/preserving-me…

Preserving memory is vital for democracy - Voxeurop

A commitment to democracy, human rights and the rule of law was Europe’s answer to fascism. The loss of this European memory presents real dangers amid a resurgent populism.

voxeurop.eu
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Looking forward to getting a copy of Steinmetz-Jenkin’s edited volume on fascism. Looks excellent
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
@daniel_dsj2110
13 Jan 2024
TOC for the American “fascism debate” book I edited. Available here for purchase wwnorton.com/books/978132407…
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Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
@daniel_dsj2110
10 Jan 2024
I’m grateful to Wendy Brown for offering such generous responses to the questions I posed in our interview—published today in The Nation: thenation.com/article/cultur…
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Quinta Jurecic on how Article 14.3 represents an early form of militant democracy. And how democracy needs mechanisms to restrict the rights of popular antidemocrats, unless we think democracy is just mob rule essentially. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…

January 6 Is Exactly What the Fourteenth Amendment Was Talking About

And ignoring its clear dictate is a dangerous choice to make.

theatlantic.com
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A lot of interesting articles recently about the legitimacy of removing candidates from the ballot in a democracy. For example today by @AdamSerwer . theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…

Disqualifying Trump Is Not Antidemocratic

But ignoring the Constitution to please his supporters would be a complete breakdown of the rule of law.

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It draws inspiration from both the 1949 German Basic Law (their postwar constitution, designed to avoid a repeat of Hitler’s legal ascent to power) and 20th century normative political and legal theory.
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This constitutional form is designed to contain threats to democracy, such as so-called “illiberal democrats” and populist extremists.
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Hegel scholars will understand
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
@daniel_dsj2110
4 Oct 2023
Job: Assistant Professor in Hegel: higheredjobs.com/faculty/det…
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Looking forward to @TheGSA #theGSA2023 . I’ll be a part of the workshop on ‘Militant Democracy: Then and Now’
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I’ll present a paper on Otto Kirchheimer and Militant Democracy
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Looking forward to wearing my Laksa breakfast for the next 36 hours
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Really looking forward to reading this
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
@daniel_dsj2110
3 Oct 2023
I spoke with Jan Werner-Müller, Penny Von Eschen/@penny_voneschen, Nicolas Guilhot/@GuilhotNicolas and Vaughn Rasberry/@VaughnRasberry about Sam Moyn’s new book on Cold War Liberalism for The Chronicle of Higher Education. 🙏 to @GutkinLen for organizing: chronicle.com/article/cold-w…
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