17 May 2025

The treadmill of tyranny: Marcel Dirsus

From Saturday Morning, 9:06 am on 17 May 2025

Photo: Supplied by Auckland Writers Festival

Is tyranny the default of human existence?

Strongmen are rising. Democracies are faltering. But how does tyranny end?  

In How Tyrants Fall  and How Nations Survive political scientist Marcel Dirsus offers insights into the minds of dictators and how they can be toppled from power. While Tyrants project invincibility, history shows us that eventually all of them fall. And it's what happens in the aftermath that can change the fate of a nation.

Marcel is talking at the Auckland Writers Festival this morning.

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