Democracy Paradox

A podcast by Justin Kempf

212 Episodes

  1. Sebastian Strangio Explains the Relationship Between China and Southeast Asia

    Published: 6/1/2021

  2. Can America Preserve Democracy without Retreating from it? Robert C. Lieberman on the Four Threats

    Published: 5/25/2021

  3. Kurt Weyland Distinguishes Between Fascism and Authoritarianism

    Published: 5/18/2021

  4. James Loxton Explains Why Authoritarian Successor Parties Succeed in Democracies

    Published: 5/11/2021

  5. Derek W. Black Says Public Education Represents the Idea of America... Not its Reality

    Published: 5/4/2021

  6. Sheryl WuDunn Paints a Picture of Poverty in America and Offers Hope for Solutions

    Published: 4/27/2021

  7. Mike Hoffman on How Religious Identities Influence Support for or Opposition to Democracy

    Published: 4/20/2021

  8. Shari Davis Elevates Participatory Budgeting

    Published: 4/13/2021

  9. Chris Bickerton Defines Technopopulism

    Published: 4/6/2021

  10. Ross Benes on Nebraska and Rural Conservatism

    Published: 3/30/2021

  11. Chad Alan Goldberg on the Wisconsin Idea and the Role of the Public University in a Democracy

    Published: 3/23/2021

  12. Elizabeth Nugent on Polarization, Democratization and the Arab Spring

    Published: 3/16/2021

  13. Ryan Salzman is an Evangelist for Placemaking

    Published: 3/9/2021

  14. Kajri Jain Believes Democracy Unfolds through the Aesthetic

    Published: 3/2/2021

  15. Nic Cheeseman and Gabrielle Lynch on the Moral Economy of Elections in Africa

    Published: 2/23/2021

  16. Thomas Carothers and Andrew O'Donohue are Worried About Severe Polarization

    Published: 2/16/2021

  17. Can Democracy Survive the Internet? Nate Persily and Josh Tucker on Social Media and Democracy

    Published: 2/9/2021

  18. Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson on the Plutocratic Populism of the Republican Party

    Published: 2/2/2021

  19. Bryn Rosenfeld on Middle Class Support for Dictators in Autocratic Regimes

    Published: 1/26/2021

  20. Zizi Papacharissi Dreams of What Comes After Democracy

    Published: 1/19/2021

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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.