Real Democracy Now! a podcast

By Nivek Thompson

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Real Democracy Now! a podcast answers the question: can we do democracy differently? If you're dissatisfied with the current state of democracy but not sure how it could be improved this is the podcast for you. You'll hear from experts and activists as well as everyday people about how democracy works and how it can be improved. Then you get to choose which reforms you think would make the most difference.

Episode Date
Book: Collaboration and Public Policy; Agency in the Pursuit of Public Purpose
Feb 18, 2026
The Paris Citizens' Assembly
Dec 31, 2021
3.8 New Zealand's Electoral System with Therese Arseneau
Jul 28, 2019
3.7 Electoral systems in Australia with Antony Green
Apr 22, 2019
3.6 Reforming democracy, democratic legitimacy and majority bonuses with Dr Camille Bedock
Apr 15, 2019
3.5 Electoral Integrity with Pippa Norris
Mar 26, 2019
Bonus Ep10 Deliberation Culture Context - John Dryzek
Mar 18, 2019
Bonus Ep9 Deliberation Culture Context - Quinlan Bowman
Mar 04, 2019
Bonus Ep8 Deliberation Culture Context - John Parkinson
Jan 21, 2019
Bonus Ep7 Deliberation Culture Context - Ian O'Flynn
Oct 14, 2018
Bonus Ep6 Deliberation Culture Context - Stephanie Lawson
Oct 07, 2018
Bonus Ep5 Deliberation Culture Context - Arabella Lyon
Jan 25, 2018
Bonus Ep4 Deliberation Culture Context - Vijayendra Rao
Jan 10, 2018
Bonus Ep3 Deliberation Culture Context - Emmanuel Ani
Jan 08, 2018
Bonus Ep2 Deliberation Culture Context - Melissa Williams
Jan 02, 2018
Bonus Ep1 Deliberation Culture Context - Jensen Sass
Dec 21, 2017
3.4 Electoral reform with Dr Alan Renwick
Oct 26, 2017
3.3 Legislature by Lot with Professor John Gastil
Oct 03, 2017
3.2 Patterns of democracy with Prof Lijphart
Sep 24, 2017
3.1 Electoral Systems with Professor David Farrell
Sep 17, 2017
2.18 One change to democracy, part 4
Jul 23, 2017
2.17 Democracy and ethics with Dr Simon Longstaff
Jul 16, 2017
2.16 Democracy and capitalism with Professors Morlino Merkel Fung and Associate Professor Näsström
Jul 12, 2017
2.15 One change to democracy, part 3
Jul 05, 2017
2.Bonus Democratic deficit, a mismatch between expectations & performance plus challenges with Prof Pippa Norris
Jun 26, 2017
2.14 Citizen satisfaction with democracy with A/Prof Quinton Mayne
Jun 19, 2017
2.13 Democratic deficit , structural aspects with Professors Urbinati, Hindess, Merkel and Morlino plus Dr Fuller & A/Prof Isakhan
Jun 13, 2017
2.12 Democratic deficit, trust and stealth democracy with Professors Stoker, Warren, and Morlino
Jun 08, 2017
2.11 If you could change one thing about democracy, part 2
Jun 01, 2017
2.10 Monitory democracy with Professor John Keane
May 22, 2017
2.9 Representation and the Spirit of Democracy with Sofia Näsström
May 14, 2017
2.8 Pragmatic democracy and saving democracy with Professor Archon Fung
May 07, 2017
2.7 A problem-based approach to democratic theory with Professor Mark Warren
Apr 30, 2017
2.6 Democracy with adjectives, Jean-Paul Gagnon
Apr 23, 2017
2.5 If you could change one thing about democracy what would it be?
Apr 17, 2017
2.4 Non-Western democracy with Benjamin Isakhan & Zelalem Sirna
Apr 10, 2017
2.3 Evaluating representative democracy with Professors Morlino & Merkel & Assistant Professor Pemstein
Apr 02, 2017
2.2 From direct to representative democracy with Dr Roslyn Fuller and Professor Nadia Urbinati
Mar 26, 2017
2.1 Democracy in ancient Greece with Prof Paul Cartledge
Mar 19, 2017
1.19 Deliberative mini-publics - some critiques
Feb 12, 2017
1.18 Evaluating deliberative mini-publics
Jan 29, 2017
1.17 Participants in deliberative mini-publics
Jan 22, 2017
1.16 Deliberative Polling with Professor Fishkin
Jan 15, 2017
1.15 The G1000 in the Netherlands
Jan 08, 2017
1.14 The G1000 in Belgium
Jan 01, 2017
1.13 Deliberative mini-publics in the USA: AmericaSpeaks and the National Institute for Civil Discourse
Dec 25, 2016
1.12 Democracy in Practice: deliberative mini-publics in Bolivian schools
Dec 18, 2016
1.11 Facilitating deliberative mini-publics, more from Australia
Dec 13, 2016
1.10 Facilitating deliberative mini-publics: in Australia and the UK
Dec 05, 2016
1.9 The essence of a real democracy - some perspectives
Nov 27, 2016
1.8 Designing & delivering deliberative mini-publics in the United Kingdom
Nov 20, 2016
1.7 Designing & delivering deliberative mini-publics with the newDemocracy Foundation
Nov 14, 2016
1.6 Designing & delivering deliberative mini-publics in Canada
Nov 06, 2016
1.5 Designing & delivering deliberative mini-publics in Western Australia
Oct 30, 2016
1.4 Explaining the popularity of deliberative mini-publics
Oct 23, 2016
1.3 A politician's perspective with Premier Jay Weatherill
Oct 16, 2016
1.2 Why do deliberative mini-publics work with Helene Landemore
Oct 12, 2016
1.1 What are deliberative mini-publics with Professor Carson
Oct 12, 2016
1.0 What's this podcast about?
Oct 12, 2016