Bernard Manin

About the author

Bernard Manin (1951–2024) was a French philosopher specializing in political thought, whose work placed him among the leading theorists of liberal democracy. Born and died in Marseille, he built a transatlantic academic career as directeur d'études at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) and professor at New York University. He is best known for his research on emergency institutions, liberalism, and representative democracy — contributions that shaped how scholars understand the tensions and mechanisms at the heart of modern democratic governance.