1.0Kreisky Forumhttps://www.kreisky-forum.org/enPhilipphttps://www.kreisky-forum.org/en/author/philipprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xMLSJGyTIz"><a href="https://www.kreisky-forum.org/en/veranstaltung/how-democracies-end">HOW DEMOCRACIES END</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kreisky-forum.org/en/veranstaltung/how-democracies-end/embed#?secret=xMLSJGyTIz" width="600" height="338" title="“HOW DEMOCRACIES END” — Kreisky Forum" data-secret="xMLSJGyTIz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.kreisky-forum.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>https://www.kreisky-forum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pic-Michael-Ignatieff.jpg480304HOW DEMOCRACIES END Michael Ignatieff, Rector and President of the Central European University in Vienna, Historian, Author Moderation: Philipp Blom, Historian, Author Since 1945, democracy has been the unrivalled form of government in all progressive, developed, liberal societies. It has become so institutionally established and so intellectually entrenched that it seems the most natural form […]