Professor Dr. Anthoula Malkopoulou

Biography

Anthoula Malkopoulou is an Associate Professor in Political Theory at Uppsala University, specializing in democratic thought, conceptual history, voting ethics, and responses to populism and extremism. She is the author of "History of Compulsory Voting in Europe" (2015) and co-editor of "Militant Democracy Critics" (2019). Her forthcoming book is titled "Theories of Democratic Self-Defence" and she received the York Political Theory Manuscript Award in 2022. Malkopoulou's research focuses on democratic theory, particularly theories of democratic self-defence, representative institutions, compulsory voting, sortition, ostracism, populism, and citizenship. She has held various academic positions, including Senior Lecturer at Lund University and has received funding for projects examining democratic self-defence across Europe. Malkopoulou has also been a visiting scholar at prestigious institutions including Princeton University. As an active contributor to the field, she serves as an associate editor for the journal 'Redescriptions'.

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