212 Episoade

  1. Deng Xiaoping is Not Who You Think He is. Joseph Torigian on Leadership Transitions in China and the Soviet Unio

    Publicat: 05.09.2023

  2. Robert Kaplan on the Politics of the Past and Future of the Greater Middle East

    Publicat: 29.08.2023

  3. Is India Still a Democracy? Rahul Verma Emphatically Says Yes

    Publicat: 22.08.2023

  4. Cass Sunstein on Interpreting the US Constitution

    Publicat: 15.08.2023

  5. Marc Plattner Has Quite a Bit to Say About Democracy

    Publicat: 08.08.2023

  6. Is McKinsey and Company a Threat to Democracy? Michael Forsythe Shares His Reporting

    Publicat: 01.08.2023

  7. Sergei Guriev Revisits Spin Dictators

    Publicat: 25.07.2023

  8. Berk Esen and Sebnem Gumuscu on the Disappointing Elections in Turkey... or How Democratic (or Autocratic) is Turkey Really?

    Publicat: 18.07.2023

  9. Hal Brands Thinks China is a Declining Power... Here's Why that's a Problem

    Publicat: 11.07.2023

  10. Natasha Wheatley Raises Some Really Difficult Questions About Sovereignty

    Publicat: 04.07.2023

  11. Sebastian Edwards on the History of Neoliberalism in Chile

    Publicat: 27.06.2023

  12. Dan Slater on Thailand's Revolutionary Election

    Publicat: 20.06.2023

  13. Peter Turchin Wants to Avoid Political Disintegration

    Publicat: 13.06.2023

  14. Isabel Kershner on Israel and its Divisions

    Publicat: 06.06.2023

  15. Cole Bunzel on Wahhābism

    Publicat: 30.05.2023

  16. Daron Acemoglu on Technology and the Struggle for Shared Prosperity

    Publicat: 23.05.2023

  17. Serhii Plokhy on the Russo-Ukrainian War

    Publicat: 16.05.2023

  18. Anne Applebaum on Autocracy, Inc

    Publicat: 09.05.2023

  19. Marsin Alshamary on Iraq’s Struggle for Democracy

    Publicat: 02.05.2023

  20. Jamie Susskind Explains How to Use Republican Ideals to Govern Technology

    Publicat: 25.04.2023

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Is it possible for a democracy to govern undemocratically? Can the people elect an undemocratic leader? Is it possible for democracy to bring about authoritarianism? And if so, what does this say about democracy? ​​My name is Justin Kempf. Every week I talk to the brightest minds on subjects like international relations, political theory, and history to explore democracy from every conceivable angle. Topics like civil resistance, authoritarian successor parties, and the autocratic middle class challenge our ideas about democracy. Join me as we unravel new topics every week.

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