Katharina Pistor on Ballots or Bans: How Should Democracies Respond to Extremists? (Social Europe)

June 17, 2025

Columbia Law School Professor Katharina Pistor writes about whether, and how, democracies should defend themselves against subversion in "Ballots or Bans: How Should Democracies Respond to Extremists?," published June 16 in Social Europe. The publication self-describes as a globally recognized digital media platform committed to advancing democracy by tackling the critical political, economic, and social challenges of our time.

Pistor is Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law at Columbia Law School and a leading scholar and writer on corporate governance, money and finance, property rights, and comparative law and legal institutions. She is also a faculty co-director with the Center for Political Economy.