Samo Burja

Samo Burja is a Slovenian political scientist and president of Bismarck Analysis, a political risk consultancy. He is a research fellow at the Long Now Foundation and the Foresight Institute. Burja is credited with developing Great Founder Theory. The theory hypothesizes that founders can cause societal change through the creation of institutions that persist in the long-term, emphasizing the importance of human choice and construction in contrast with theories of institutionalism. Burja is a contributor to Politico, Palladium Magazine, Asia Times, City Journal, and The National Interest. He has interviewed public figures including the Slovenian Marxist theorist and philosopher Slavoj Žižek and the musician Grimes.