On 23 April 2026, I participated in a hearing at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg to address the question, “Is the democratic crisis primarily a social crisis?” The session, organised by the Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact and co-sponsored by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, brought together policymakers, parliamentarians and researchers to reflect on declining trust in democratic institutions across Europe, and what to do about it.
Below are the questions I was asked at the hearing, and a slightly more elaborated version of the answers I gave.
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