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Democracy’s Missing Link
'Congo' is a magnificent, epic look at the history of the region
Against Elections: The Case for Democracy by David Van Reybrouck – review
Congo: The Epic History of a People by David van Reybrouck, book review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
Just when the world desperately needs wise elders, its fate is in the hands of old and ruthless patriarchs
We must not let the shooting of Charlie Kirk become Trump’s Reichstag fire | David Van Reybrouck
History’s Stranglehold (Published 2014)
Are Elections Ruining Democracy?
Revolusi by David Van Reybrouck review — the bloody birth of ‘invisible’ Indonesia
A masterly telling of Indonesia's seizure of independence, David Van Reybrouck convincingly argues that Indonesia in itself represents a global crossroads.
Democracy’s Missing Link
The “preferendum” — a method for citizens to rate and rank policy ideas — would turn citizen concerns into government action...
'Congo' is a magnificent, epic look at the history of the region
In 'Congo,' Belgian author and historian David Van Reybrouck tells a story rife with plunder, exploitation, violence, corruption – and human...
Against Elections: The Case for Democracy by David Van Reybrouck – review
The Belgian writer David Van Reybrouck grapples with in his thoughtful and provocative new book, Against Elections: The Case for Democracy.
Congo: The Epic History of a People by David van Reybrouck, book review
David van Reybrouck's new history, with its 550 pages of wide sweep and riveting detail, could be seen as a short story.
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
The deck motif is revisited repeatedly throughout the book as Van Reybrouck traces the changing fortunes of colonial society as war erupts first...
Just when the world desperately needs wise elders, its fate is in the hands of old and ruthless patriarchs
The global order is being dismantled by a generation that will not live to see the wreckage they leave behind, says Belgian author and...
We must not let the shooting of Charlie Kirk become Trump’s Reichstag fire | David Van Reybrouck
In today's US, Kirk's death has gripped the country, galvanising the Maga movement and Trump's supporters, and he knows it. The white...
History’s Stranglehold (Published 2014)
Van Reybrouck, a Belgian historian, spent years working on this overview of the Congolese people. Its translation from Dutch, by Sam Garrett, is a piece of...
Are Elections Ruining Democracy?
The Flemish historian and writer David Van Reybrouck has recently triggered a minor sensation in the Low Countries by insisting that Western...
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An author and public intellectual who has criticized Belgium's political system and governance, often highlighting its fragmentation and inefficiency.