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Methodologies for Global Democracy

Democracy
Political Theory
Methods
P343
Nayara Albrecht
University of Amsterdam
Edmund Handby
Duke University
Kai Spiekermann
The London School of Economics & Political Science

Building: Faculty of International and Political Studies, Floor: 4, Room: 435

Wednesday 09:00 - 10:45 CEST (09/09/2026)

Abstract

This panel examines methodological approaches to studying democracy beyond the boundaries of the nation-state. The papers explore the role of methodological nationalism in understanding democratic backsliding, the use of grounded normative theory to incorporate the perspectives of displaced communities in the Anthropocene, and the potential of relational and comparative approaches to decolonize political theory. Together, the papers consider how political research can move beyond nationally bounded perspectives and develop more inclusive, global approaches to understanding democracy.

Title Details
Relationality, Comparison, and Decolonizing Political Theory View Paper Details
Displacing Methodological Nationalism in the Anthropocene: Grounded Normative Theory and the Voices of the Displaced View Paper Details
Methodological Nationalism and Democratic Backsliding View Paper Details