Yascha Mounk

Yascha Mounk, a political scientist and author, published his acclaimed book, ‘The People vs Democracy: Why Our Freedom is In Danger and How to Save It’ in 2018, which was recognized as a ‘Best Book of 2018’ by the Financial Times. Mounk earned his PhD from Harvard University in 2015, completing his dissertation titled ‘The Age of Responsibility: On the Role of Choice, Luck, and Personal Responsibility in Contemporary Politics and Philosophy.’ Following his doctoral studies, he served as a lecturer on government at Harvard and as a senior fellow in the Political Reform Program at the New America think tank. He also held the position of executive director of the Renewing the Centre team at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Building on his academic and policy expertise, Mounk established himself as a prominent public intellectual.

He further amplifies his insights as the host of ‘The Good Fight’ podcast and as a regular contributor of columns to prestigious international publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Slate, and Die Zeit. An in-demand speaker, he regularly delivers keynote addresses for organizations including the United Nations, the World Bank, and the United States Congress, where he shares his expertise on political trends and the challenges facing liberal democracy. Looking ahead, Mounk will assume a Visiting Professor role at Sciences-Po Paris in September 2024, before returning to his position at Johns Hopkins University in 2025. Through his extensive writing, academic work, and public discourse, he remains a leading voice dedicated to studying and articulating insights into the state of liberal democracy and the dynamics of diverse societies.