Democracy in Question?
By Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
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Episodes: 108
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Today, liberal democracies are under unprecedented strain from within and without. In each episode, renowned social anthropologist Shalini Randeria invites a leading scholar to explore the challenges and dilemmas facing democracies around the world. They investigate what needs to be done to ensure the future well-being of our democratic institutions and practices.
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Aishwary Kumar on Neo‑Democracy, Cruelty, and the Fate of the Vulnerable
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Jayadeva Uyangoda
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Eva Fodor
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Reproductive Agency vs. Authoritarian Demographics
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Quinn Slobodian on the “New Fusion” of Neoliberalism and the Far Right (Part 2)
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Quinn Slobodian on Capitalism, Democracy, and the Politics of Zones (Part 1)
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Arjun Appadurai on Universities, Autonomy, and the Future of Democracy
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Michael Ignatieff on the Contradictions of Liberal Democracy
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Luiza Bialasiewicz on the Dilemmas of Academic Freedom
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Samuel Bagg on Resisting State Capture
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May 28, 2025 |
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Ivanka Popović on the Serbian Protests (Part 2)
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May 14, 2025 |
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Ivanka Popović on the Serbian Protests (Part 1)
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Soli Özel on Turkey's Political Protests
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Cara Daggett Unpacks Petro-Masculinity
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Nacim Pak-Shiraz on Cultural Contradictions in Iran
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Steffen Mau on the German Elections
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Katha Pollitt on Gendered Politics in the United States
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Stephen Walt on the Return of Trump (Part 2)
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Stephen Walt on the Return of Trump (Part 1)
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Johanna Lutz on Identity, Partisanship, and the Vulnerabilities of Democracy
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Raimund Löw on the Dithering Austrian Democracy
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Julia Ebner on How Extremism Threatens Democracy (Part 2)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Julia Ebner on How Extremism Threatens Democracy (Part 1)
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Yogendra Yadav on Democracy in India
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Mark Leonard on the U.K. Elections
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Adam Habib on South Africa's Elections
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Ivan Krastev on the European Elections
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Catherine Fieschi on the Rise of Populism
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Seema Syeda Addresses Islamophobia Across Europe
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May 22, 2024 |
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Zsolt Enyedi on the Crises of Liberalism
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May 08, 2024 |
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Michael Woldemariam on Challenges Facing African Democracy (Part 2)
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Michael Woldemariam on Challenges Facing African Democracy (Part 1)
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Vivek Maru on Legal Empowerment for Communities
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Oleksandra Matviichuk on Human Rights and Ukraine
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Dilip Gaonkar on the "Degenerations of Democracy"
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Yanis Varoufakis on "Technofeudalism"
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Nancy Fraser on "Cannibal Capitalism"
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Paul Lendvai on "Austria Behind the Mask"
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Maciej Kisilowski on the Polish Elections
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Kalypso Nicolaidis on Governing Together Through Demoicracy (Part 2)
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Kalypso Nicolaidis on Governing Together Through Demoicracy (Part 1)
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Janka Oertel on "The End of the China Illusion" (Part 2)
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz on a More Equitable Future
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Janka Oertel on "The End of the China Illusion" (Part 1)
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Alejandra Ballon Gutierrez on Body Politics in Peru
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Kim Lane Scheppele on Destroying Democracy by Law
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Ulrike Flader on Turkey at the Crossroads
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Daniela Schwarzer on Europe’s Strategic Conundrums (Part 2)
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May 31, 2023 |
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Daniela Schwarzer on Europe’s Strategic Conundrums (Part 1)
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May 17, 2023 |
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Martin Krygier on Anti-Constitutional Populism
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May 03, 2023 |
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Yehouda Shenhav-Shahrabani on Israel: Democracy on the Defensive
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Sergei Guriev on the Changing Face of Autocracy
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Mukulika Banerjee on the Cultivation of Democracy in India
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Ken Opalo on the Prospects of Democracy in Africa
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Ronald Daniels on the Role of Universities in Strengthening Democracy
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Shaharzad Akbar on Afghanistan after Democracy
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Thomas Carothers on Democratic Backsliding in a Comparative Perspective
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Azadeh Moaveni on the Ongoing Iranian Demonstrations Fueled and Led by Women
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Ricardo Regatieri on Brazilian Elections: Bolsonarism and Its Aftermath
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Charles Taylor on Degenerations and Regenerations of Democracy
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Craig Calhoun on the Current Crisis of American and Global Democracy and Potential Remedies
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Leonard Benardo on Civil Society and the Politics and Practices of Civil Society Organizations
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Nadia Urbinati on the Resurgence of Populism, its History, and its Various Forms
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Mykola Gnatovskyy on the establishment of a Special Tribunal to Investigate the Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Neloufer de Mel on the Current Economic, Social and Political Situation in Sri Lanka
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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The Fragility of US Democracy and the Genuine Threat of Fascism it Faces
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Mary Kaldor on NATO, Human Security, the Changing Face of Global War and the Effectiveness of Sanctions and Debt Cancellation
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Thoughts on the Past, Present and Future of Diverse Democracies
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Current State of Affairs in Putin’s Russia
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Faltering democratic systems and the need to reconstruct democracy
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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The French Presidential Election and the State of Democracy in France
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May 25, 2022 |
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Perspectives on Putin and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
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May 11, 2022 |
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Assessing the 2022 Hungarian Parliamentary Elections
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Myanmar’s Struggle for Democratization
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Imminent Scenarios in Ukraine
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Geopolitics of the War in Ukraine
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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The Genealogy of Illiberalism
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Freedom of Expression in an Unequal World
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Governance in Illiberal Democracies
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Holding Power Accountable with Investigative Journalism
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Populism and democracy’s ‘critical infrastructure
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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The Right to Belong
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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The Role of Radio in Transitions to Democracy
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Biopolitics from Below
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Challenges of the Israeli democracy today
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Language and public discourse in the success of right-wing political movements
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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The struggle for voting rights in the US today
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Can the concept of "fascism" be used to understand the pathologies of US politics, past and present?
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Why are reproductive rights so contentious in the US and Argentina?
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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When and how is power visible in politics?
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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How can we structure digital spaces more democratically?
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Can democracy survive in Hong Kong?
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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What keeps democracies alive?
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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What is the legacy of Egypt’s Arab Spring, 10 years on?
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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What ails Indian democracy today?
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May 19, 2021 |
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Does liberalism need reinvention in the 21st century?
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May 05, 2021 |
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Covid-19: How can we democratize vaccine access?
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Democracy from below: What real utopias can we build on?
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Can liberal democracy outlive climate change?
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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How do economic inequalities corrode democratic processes?
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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How does austerity politics weaken democracy?
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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What will remain of Trumpism going forward?
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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‘Soft authoritarianism’, a new face of electoral democracy?
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Can liberal democracy right the wrongs of racial and gender injustices?
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Undermining democracy by democratic means: how can we stop it?
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Can and should Western style democracy be exported far and wide?
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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American democracy: a Trumpian blip or a deeper malaise?
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Introducing Democracy in Question
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Sep 24, 2020 |