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Political Theorist @NottsPolitics | Author of 'Nietzsche's Great Politics' (Princeton 2016) and 'Elites and Democracy' (Princeton 2026)
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What the Grasset affair tells us about modern elites

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By Hugo Drochon
| Financial Times Verified
The writer is associate professor of political theory at the University of Nottingham and author of ‘Elites and Democracy’ Two weeks ago,...
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The Elite Revolt Against Elites

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By Hugo Drochon, Max Skjönsberg, Phillip W. Magness
| Law & Liberty Verified
“We live in the age of the revolt against the elites,” writes Hugo Drochon in his new insightful book Elites and Democracy, summarizing the strides made by populist forces, on the right and on the left, in the West and beyond, in the last decade. The paradox, he observes, is that while populist leaders all reject the elite, they themselves are often part of the elites, either economic or political. Modern politics is thus best understood as the process of one elite replacing another.
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Can Von Der Leyen Build an Inclusive Center? | by Hugo Drochon - Project Syndicate

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By Hugo Drochon
| Project Syndicate Verified
en English Politics In 1994, the Italian philosopher Norberto Bobbio formulated the idea of an “inclusive” political center, which, rather than trying to find a space in the middle, transcends the left-right divide to create a new amalgamation. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will have to do just that as she begins her second mandate. PARIS – The European Parliament’s center held, but only just.
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