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Justin Kempf
Democracy Paradox
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.
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4.7 stars from 90 ratings
Mixed at best
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“I find these podcasts to be perpetually confusing. Of the three I’ve listened to, I abandoned 2 in disgust and held one to the end.
I think my issue is that the host has a perspective on some key words or ideas that are far afield of how Americans like me take them.
A big one is in how he and...”Read full review »
Abq Michael via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/07/23
Insightful every time
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“Insightful conversations every week. A great resource for political scientists.”
daniela fran via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/16/23
It’s fine
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“Brings in good interviewees and conducts fine interviews. But the host has limited understanding of social science research, which was most on display in the rather shallow “democracy measures” discussion that did not touch on the basics of measurement validity.”
cdgrady21 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/21/23
Recent Episodes
We've often compared democratic national security and autocratic security making in terms of autocratic elites and democratic voters. My argument is not that all democracies are the same, but I do think we ought to be thinking about autocratic elites and democratic elites and voters.Elizabeth...
Published 06/11/24
Published 06/11/24
I think we've seen democracies can be unstable. Autocracies are even more unstable.David MossMade in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and InnovationGet your copy of When Democracy Breaks or read it open access.Access Episodes Ad-Free on PatreonMake a one-time Donation to...
Published 06/04/24
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