Hélène Landemore
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Hélène Landemore

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Hélène Landemore is a political theorist and Professor of Political Science at Yale University. Her work explores the foundations and future of democracy, with a focus on participatory and deliberative innovations. She is the author of Democratic Reason (Princeton University Press, 2013), which won the Spitz Prize, and Open Democracy (Princeton University Press, 2020), a widely influential book on citizen participation and democratic legitimacy. Her latest book, Politics Without Politicians (Penguin, 2026), offers a bold rethinking of democratic governance beyond elections. It has been widely discussed in international media, reviewed in major outlets such as The Guardian and The Independent, and featured in leading podcasts and public forums, including a New York Times op-ed by the author. Landemore has advised governments and organizations worldwide and writes regularly for major publications including The New York Times, Foreign Policy, and The Washington Post.
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