Nic Cheeseman and Gabrielle Lynch on the Moral Economy of Elections in Africa
A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. It’s common for Westerners to lecture Africans about democracy. Most Africans will admit their different political systems have many proble...
23 Feb 202145min
Thomas Carothers and Andrew O'Donohue are Worried About Severe Polarization
A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. My thoughts on polarization have changed over the past few years. On the one hand, polarization can be a danger to democracy. Milan Svolik ...
16 Feb 202154min
Can Democracy Survive the Internet? Nate Persily and Josh Tucker on Social Media and Democracy
A complete transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Over the past ten years social media has reshaped politics. Fake news and political disinformation have become a part of the political ...
9 Feb 202147min
Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson on the Plutocratic Populism of the Republican Party
A transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Democracy depends on distinctions between political parties. Every election they offer clear choices on economic proposals. In recent years, cul...
2 Feb 202148min
Bryn Rosenfeld on Middle Class Support for Dictators in Autocratic Regimes
A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Barrington Moore famously claimed, “No bourgeoisie. No democracy.” Many scholars before and after Moore have argued the middle class is nec...
26 Jan 202145min
Zizi Papacharissi Dreams of What Comes After Democracy
Political theorist Takis Pappas has described the formation of liberal democracy as an elite project. Its creation was dependent on the decisions of political leaders rather than the public. But over ...
19 Jan 202156min
Winston Mano on Social Media and Politics in Africa... And what America can Learn from Africa about Democracy
Recent events in the United States have shown how even the most established democracies have much to learn about democracy. But my guest Winston Mano does not like to talk about democracy. He prefers ...
12 Jan 202156min
Michael Hughes on the History of Democracy in Germany
The German Question haunted international relations for generations. Like China, it was a rising authoritarian power. But its successful democratization after the Second World War cast an amnesia upon...
5 Jan 202154min
