Author: Daniel Ziblatt | Journal of Democracy

Daniel Ziblatt is director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University, where he is also Eaton Professor of Government. Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky are co-authors of Tyranny of the Minority (2023) and How Democracies Die (2018).

January 2026, Volume 37, Issue 1

Guarding Against Minority Rule

Steven Levitsky
Daniel Ziblatt

While attending to the risk of majoritarian abuse, we must also guard against institutions that empower—and even entrench—authoritarian minorities.

January 2025, Volume 36, Issue 1

When Should the Majority Rule?

Steven Levitsky
Daniel Ziblatt

With illiberal forces ascendant across the globe, protecting individual liberties and the democratic process is crucial. But when institutions empower minority groups over the majority, can democracy survive?