The Case for Direct Democracy: In Conversation with Jonathan Benson
Given the upheavals unleashed by the Brexit referendum of 2016, many are now wary of direct democracy. But Jonathan Benson (Utrecht University) argues that to improve our current politics we need more...
14 Mar 202135min
Should the State Recognise Marriage? In Conversation with Clare Chambers
In the first episode of the Counterintuitive Series on the Governance Podcast, Professor Clare Chambers (University of Cambridge) defends the ideal of the marriage free state. She argues that for reas...
10 Feb 202138min
Political Parties And the Health of Democracy: In Conversation with Ian Shapiro
Why are political parties important for liberal democracy? Which institutional reforms can alleviate the burdens of globalisation on the working class? Join us on this episode of the Governance Podcas...
11 Des 202047min
Self-Governance in Public Policy: In Conversation with Simon Kaye
Join us on this episode of the governance podcast between Simon Kaye and Mark Pennington for a conversation on the impact of Elinor Ostrom's work on public policy. Simon Kaye discusses his latest repo...
3 Des 202045min
Prisons and the Origins of Social Order: In Conversation with David Skarbek
David Skarbek (Brown University) describes his ethnographic work on prison governance as a historical analogy to the emergence of states. Join us in this episode of the Governance Podcast led by John ...
24 Mar 202050min
Poverty, Informality and Politics in India: In Conversation with Tariq Thachil
Slums are home to 850 million people worldwide, making them prime territory for distributive politics. In this episode of the Governance Podcast, Tariq Thachil (Vanderbilt University) sits down with I...
4 Mar 202046min
Womanhood in Tocqueville's Democracy: In Conversation with Sarah Wilford
Alexis de Tocqueville argued that American democracy was rooted in associational life. What role did women play in building this capacity for association? In this episode of the Governance Podcast, Dr...
25 Feb 202054min
The Case Against the Sovereign State: In Conversation with David Thunder
David Thunder (University of Navarra) argues that many modern political theorists, from Hobbes to Rawls, overstate the importance of state sovereignty. He envisions an alternative, polycentric form of...
17 Feb 202057min
