/533/ Reading Club: Illiberalism?
Thu Feb 05 2026
On "thin ideologies" in a postmodern age.
The Reading Club kicks off with an exploration of illiberalism, a "new ideological universe" that exists in "a permanent situational relation to liberalism."
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What are examples of this backlash against liberalism?
How is illiberalism different from populism, conservatism, or the far right?
What is a thin versus a thick ideology? Are we condemned to a 21st century of only thin ideologies?
Is 'illiberalism' a useful term to describe what is going on in politics today?
Is liberalism versus illiberalism just a terminal culture war?
Links:
Illiberalism: a conceptual introduction, Marlene Laruelle, East European Politics (2022)
/114/ Reading Club: The Light That Failed | Patreon
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On "thin ideologies" in a postmodern age. The Reading Club kicks off with an exploration of illiberalism, a "new ideological universe" that exists in "a permanent situational relation to liberalism." For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast/membership What are examples of this backlash against liberalism? How is illiberalism different from populism, conservatism, or the far right? What is a thin versus a thick ideology? Are we condemned to a 21st century of only thin ideologies? Is 'illiberalism' a useful term to describe what is going on in politics today? Is liberalism versus illiberalism just a terminal culture war? Links: Illiberalism: a conceptual introduction, Marlene Laruelle, East European Politics (2022) /114/ Reading Club: The Light That Failed | Patreon