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Democracy in Question?
Democracy in Question?
Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

Today, liberal democracies are under unprecedented strain from within and without. In each episode, renowned social anthropologist Shalini Randeria invites a leading... more

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Episodes

Luiza Bialasiewicz on the Dilemmas of Academic Freedom

This episode explores recent challenges to the ideal of the university as a space for open debate and the plurality... more

13 Jun 2025 · 1 hour,
Samuel Bagg on Resisting State Capture

This episode explores the pitfalls of valorizing participation as a democratic end in itself. How might a one-sided emphasis on... more

28 May 2025 · 50 minutes
Ivanka Popović on the Serbian Protests (Part 2)

This episode explores the current political organizing stemming from mass student-led protests in Serbia against corruption of the regime. Why... more

14 May 2025 · 51 minutes
Ivanka Popović on the Serbian Protests (Part 1)

This episode explores the mass student-led protests in Serbia against corruption of the regime. How did moral outrage over a... more

30 Apr 2025 · 40 minutes
Soli Özel on Turkey's Political Protests

This episode explores the broad implications of the large-scale protests across Turkey in response to President Erdoğan’s repression of political... more

16 Apr 2025 · 46 minutes
Cara Daggett Unpacks Petro-Masculinity

This episode explores Cara Daggett's concept of petro-masculinity. It explains how fossil fuel-based power structures depend on a gendered and... more

02 Apr 2025 · 56 minutes
Nacim Pak-Shiraz on Cultural Contradictions in Iran

This episode explores the multiple contradictions of Iranian society today. What are the limits for Iranian cultural producers? And what... more

19 Mar 2025 · 47 minutes
Steffen Mau on the German Elections

This episode explores the recent German elections and related social, economic and cultural issues. How did welfare measures, migration and... more

05 Mar 2025 · 54 minutes
Katha Pollitt on Gendered Politics in the United States

This episode explores the attack against progressive political agendas in the U.S. How have recent actions rolled back hard-won achievements... more

19 Feb 2025 · 40 minutes
Stephen Walt on the Return of Trump (Part 2)

This episode explores what a second Trump presidency could mean for American domestic policy and politics, and for the rest... more

27 Nov 2024 · 42 minutes
Democracy in Question?
Luiza Bialasiewicz on the Dilemmas of Academic Freedom
Democracy in Question?