Roslyn Fuller

Dr. Roslyn Fuller is a research associate at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland. Her latest book, Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed Its Meaning and Lost Its Purpose, was published by Zed Books in November 2015.

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Constitutional Revival: On Jedediah Purdy’s “Two Cheers for Politics”
Roslyn Fuller reviews Jedediah S. Purdy‘s “Two Cheers for Politics: Why Democracy Is Flawed, Frightening ― and Our Best Hope.”
Roslyn FullerDec 29, 2022
A Call to Re-Embrace Our Privacy
Roslyn Fuller ponders our relationship to privacy in her review of Heidi Boghosian’s “‘I Have Nothing to Hide’: And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy.”
Roslyn FullerAug 31, 2021
- Law
Snowden: A Whistle-Blower Who Lived to Tell About It
Roslyn Fuller reviews "Permanent Record," the new book from NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden.
Roslyn FullerDec 15, 2019
Democracy: The Best of the Worst? A Conversation with Paul Cartledge
Roslyn Fuller talks with Paul Cartledge about Brexit, polarization, and the recent reissue of his book "Democracy: A Life."
Roslyn FullerOct 21, 2018
- Law
- Politics
Democracy Versus Liberalism
Roslyn Fuller considers Josiah Ober's "Demopolis: Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice."
Roslyn FullerJan 26, 2018
Pirates, Democracy, and the Digital Revolution
Roslyn Fuller considers the Pirate Party's recent success in Iceland and whether it could signal a new path in American politics.
Roslyn FullerNov 7, 2017
“Against Democracy” and “Against Elections”: Where Do We Go From Here?
Two books argue against democracy as it is practiced and explore alternatives. No, not dictatorship.
Roslyn FullerOct 31, 2016
- Law
- Politics
Democracy — Too Much of a Good Thing?
Roslyn Fuller and Andrew Sullivan discuss the United States’s current political system and debate whether more or less of it is beneficial.
Andrew Sullivan, Roslyn FullerJun 21, 2016
- Law
- Politics

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