Democracy Paradox

A podcast by Justin Kempf - Tuesdays

201 Episodes

  1. Dan Slater on Thailand's Revolutionary Election

    Published: 6/20/2023
  2. Peter Turchin Wants to Avoid Political Disintegration

    Published: 6/13/2023
  3. Isabel Kershner on Israel and its Divisions

    Published: 6/6/2023
  4. Cole Bunzel on Wahhābism

    Published: 5/30/2023
  5. Daron Acemoglu on Technology and the Struggle for Shared Prosperity

    Published: 5/23/2023
  6. Serhii Plokhy on the Russo-Ukrainian War

    Published: 5/16/2023
  7. Anne Applebaum on Autocracy, Inc

    Published: 5/9/2023
  8. Marsin Alshamary on Iraq’s Struggle for Democracy

    Published: 5/2/2023
  9. Jamie Susskind Explains How to Use Republican Ideals to Govern Technology

    Published: 4/25/2023
  10. James Goldgeier on NATO, its Enlargement, and its Future

    Published: 4/18/2023
  11. Steven Simon on American Foreign Policy in the Middle East including Iran and the Wars in Iraq

    Published: 4/11/2023
  12. Larry Bartels Says Democracy Erodes from the Top

    Published: 4/4/2023
  13. Samuel Woolley on Bots, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Propaganda

    Published: 3/28/2023
  14. Josh Chin on China's Surveillance State

    Published: 3/21/2023
  15. Staffan Lindberg with a Report on Democracy in the World

    Published: 3/14/2023
  16. Srdja Popovic on Dilemma Actions

    Published: 3/7/2023
  17. Wendy Hunter on Lula, Bolsonaro, January 8th and Democracy in Brazil

    Published: 2/28/2023
  18. Jennifer Piscopo on the Constitutional Chaos in Chile

    Published: 2/21/2023
  19. Martin Wolf on the Crisis of Democratic Capitalism

    Published: 2/14/2023
  20. Anna Grzymala-Busse on the Sacred Foundations of Modern Politics

    Published: 2/7/2023

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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.