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Democracy Works
Democracy Works
Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy

The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer that question by examining a different aspect of democratic life each week — from voting... more

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Episodes

Making Peace Visible: In search of good conflict

While Democracy Works is on summer break, we bring you an episode from our friends at Making Peace Visible, a... more

08 Jul 2024 · 33 minutes
Season finale: Protests, debates, and the "meh" election

We've reached the end of another school year and another season of Democracy Works. Before we go on summer break,... more

03 Jun 2024 · 36 minutes
How elected strongmen weaken democracy

Democracy Works host Michael Berkman, director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and professor of political science, talks with fellow... more

20 May 2024 · 41 minutes
30 years of democracy in South Africa

At the end of April, South Africa marked the 30th anniversary of its first post-Apartheid election — the first in... more

06 May 2024 · 44 minutes
David Hogg on leaders we deserve

March for Our Lives co-founder David Hogg joins us to discuss his work advocating for gun reform policy and his... more

22 Apr 2024 · 48 minutes
Democracy is the sum of us

Author and public policy expert Heather McGhee joins us this week to discuss her book "The Sum of Us" and... more

08 Apr 2024 · 45 minutes
Cassidy Hutchinson on what comes after January 6

Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to Mark Meadows whose testimony captured the nation's attention in the January 6 Congressional hearings,... more

25 Mar 2024 · 40 minutes
How discontent destabilizes demoracy

If there's one thing that people across the political spectrum can agree on, it's a sense of discontent with the... more

11 Mar 2024 · 38 minutes
A different take on social media and democracy

V Spehar of TikTok's Under the Desk News joins us to discuss how social media can strengthen democracy by creating... more

26 Feb 2024 · 36 minutes
How to combat political extremism

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, one of America's leading experts on the far right, joins us this week to discuss what draws people... more

12 Feb 2024 · 37 minutes
Democracy Works
Making Peace Visible: In search of good conflict
Democracy Works