Democracy Paradox

A podcast by Justin Kempf

212 Episodes

  1. The Last Episode. Elizabeth Saunders on How Democracies Wage War and Make Peace

    Published: 6/11/2024

  2. When Democracy Breaks: Final Thoughts with Archon Fung, David Moss and Arne Westad

    Published: 6/4/2024

  3. When Democracy Breaks: Scott Mainwaring on Argentina

    Published: 5/28/2024

  4. When Democracy Breaks: 1930s Japan with Louise Young

    Published: 5/21/2024

  5. When Democracy Breaks: Ancient Athens with Josiah Ober and Federica Carugati

    Published: 5/14/2024

  6. Alexander Keyssar on Why We Still Have the Electoral College

    Published: 5/7/2024

  7. Robert Kagan on the Threat of Antiliberalism

    Published: 4/30/2024

  8. Rep Mikie Sherrill on Whether the Bipartisan Consensus on Foreign Policy Will Hold and on Threats to American Democracy

    Published: 4/23/2024

  9. Saskia Brechenmacher on Promoting Gender Equality Through Democracy Assistance Aid

    Published: 4/16/2024

  10. Democracy in a Postmodern Era with Bruce Ackerman

    Published: 4/9/2024

  11. Adam Casey on How Military Aid Can Stabilize and Destabilize Foreign Autocrats

    Published: 4/2/2024

  12. Disinformation is a Threat to Democracy Says Barbara McQuade

    Published: 3/26/2024

  13. Grading Biden's Foreign Policy with Alexander Ward

    Published: 3/19/2024

  14. Peter Pomerantsev on Winning an Information War

    Published: 3/12/2024

  15. Is Democracy Still in Decline? Yana Gorokhovskaia on the Freedom in the World Report

    Published: 3/5/2024

  16. When We Misread Dictators... Steve Coll on Saddam Hussein and the American Invasion of Iraq

    Published: 2/27/2024

  17. Why is the Immigration System Broken? Jonathan Blitzer on How American Foreign Policy in Central America Created a Crisis

    Published: 2/20/2024

  18. The Surveillance State in China Began With Mao Says Minxin Pei

    Published: 2/13/2024

  19. After a Coup, Can the Constitutional Order Be Repaired? Adem Abebe on Rebuilding Constitutions in West Africa

    Published: 2/6/2024

  20. Can Poland Repair its Constitutional Democracy? Tomás Daly Believes it Can

    Published: 1/30/2024

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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.