The myth of sudden death - John Keane on democracies

Although it makes for a great dramatic effect, the theories of the sudden death of democracy disregard the gradual erosion and capture of institutions, and the role of the populace - argues political scientist John Keane. Keane, a key theoretician of media history joins from his home in Melbourne, Australia to discuss his article, 'How democracies die, fast and slow'. https://www.eurozine.com/how-democracies-die-fast-and-slow/ A longer version of this conversation with bonus material is available to Eurozine's patrons. Support our work with as little as €5/month or more to access extra content and help sustain this publication that connects you with over 100 publications from across Europe. https://www.patreon.com/Eurozine Today's topic is the keynote article Eurozine's new focal point, 'The writing on the wall'. In it, Keane and Co. discuss the challenges democracies fact worldwide. On a more practical note, analyses map the state of democratic governance in Serbia, Moldova, Croatia, Bulgaria and Ukraine, Iran, Turkey, Georgia, Brazil and Greece - and more are to come. https://www.eurozine.com/focal-points/writing-on-the-wall/ Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review so more people can find us. You can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter, so you’ll always know what’s worth thinking about: www.eurozine.com/newsletter/