Where are we heading in the global political landscape? Will old ideologies fade away, or be reborn? If the former is the case, what will the new ideological landscape look like and how will it affect the conditions of political life? The death of ideology has been repeatedly predicted over the years, but time and again we have also seen old ideologies return under new covers. In this book, we address the present and the past. We highlight some of the historical political ideas and systems which continue to impact on the present.

The texts stem from the Engelsberg Seminar, arranged by Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for public benefit. 

Contributors: Ulrike Ackermann, Scott Atran, James Bartholomew, Michael Bentley, Paul Berman, Vernon Bogdanor, Nick Boles, Robert Cooper, Stephan Eisel, Richard J Evans, Michael Freeden, David Frum, Dick Harrison, Anna Jardfelt, Oliver Kamm, Robert D Kaplan, John Keane, Johan Lagerkvist, Mark Leonard, John Lloyd, Hisham Melhem, Richard Miles, Kenneth Minogue, Minxin Pei, Malise Ruthven, Roger Scruton, Per Schlingmann, Nathan Shachar, Robert J Shapiro, Maria Wetterstrand