Democracy Paradox

A podcast by Justin Kempf

212 Episodes

  1. Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Ilia Murtazashvili on Afghanistan, Local Institutions, and Self-Governance

    Published: 3/8/2022
  2. Sarah Repucci from Freedom House with an Update on Freedom in the World

    Published: 3/1/2022
  3. Elisabeth Ivarsflaten and Paul Sniderman on the Inclusion and Respect of Muslim Minorities

    Published: 2/22/2022
  4. Debasish Roy Chowdhury and John Keane on the Decline of Indian Democracy

    Published: 2/15/2022
  5. Lisa Disch on Representation, Constituencies, and Political Leadership

    Published: 2/8/2022
  6. Joseph Fishkin on the Constitution, American History, and Economic Inequality

    Published: 2/1/2022
  7. Bilal Baloch on Indira Gandhi, India's Emergency, and the Importance of Ideas in Politics

    Published: 1/25/2022
  8. Sara Wallace Goodman on Citizen Responses to Democratic Threats

    Published: 1/18/2022
  9. Joseph Wright and Abel Escribà-Folch on Migration's Potential to Topple Dictatorships

    Published: 1/11/2022
  10. Robert Lieberman, Kenneth Roberts, and David Bateman on Democratic Resilience and Political Polarization in the United States

    Published: 1/4/2022
  11. Angus Deaton on Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

    Published: 12/28/2021
  12. Zeynep Pamuk on the Role of Science and Expertise in a Democracy

    Published: 12/21/2021
  13. Caitlin Andrews-Lee on Charismatic Movements and Personalist Leaders

    Published: 12/14/2021
  14. Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman on Democratic Backsliding

    Published: 12/7/2021
  15. Joshua Yaffa on Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia

    Published: 11/30/2021
  16. Zoltan Barany on the Ineffectiveness of the Gulf Militaries

    Published: 11/23/2021
  17. Amory Gethin on Political Cleavages, Inequality, and Party Systems in 50 Democracies

    Published: 11/16/2021
  18. Daniel Brinks on the Politics of Institutional Weakness

    Published: 11/9/2021
  19. Elizabeth Perry and Grzegorz Ekiert on State-Mobilized Movements

    Published: 11/2/2021
  20. Susan Rose-Ackerman on the Role of the Executive in Four Different Democracies

    Published: 10/26/2021

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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.