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American Politics

Podcast · 1,730 episodes on record

Is Democracy in Trouble?

A Discussion with Nic Cheeseman

Published

July 25, 2023

Length

18 min

Episode

1

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Full

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Episode 1 · July 25, 2023

Is Democracy in Trouble?

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Jul 10, 2023·Ep 665

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Jul 13, 2023·Ep 393

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Jul 15, 2023·Ep 394

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Jul 18, 2023·Ep 396

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Jul 18, 2023·Ep 300

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Jul 18, 2023·Ep 154

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Jul 18, 2023·Ep 80

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Jul 19, 2023·Ep 73

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Jul 24, 2023·Ep 181

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Jul 24, 2023·Ep 18

Nicole Evelina, "America's Forgotten Suffragists: Virginia and Francis Minor" (Two Dot Books, 2023)

Jul 25, 2023·Ep 60

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Jul 26, 2023·Ep 400

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Jul 28, 2023·Ep 401

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Jul 29, 2023·Ep 109

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Jul 30, 2023·Ep 183

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Jul 31, 2023·Ep 666

Kathryn Cramer Brownell, "24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News" (Princeton UP, 2023)

Aug 1, 2023·Ep 68

Nick Bunker, "In the Shadow of Fear: America and the World In 1950" (Basic Books, 2023)

Aug 1, 2023·Ep 74

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Aug 1, 2023·Ep 81

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Aug 2, 2023·Ep 155

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Aug 3, 2023·Ep 230

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Aug 4, 2023·Ep 190

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Aug 7, 2023·Ep 19

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Aug 9, 2023·Ep 194

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Summary

How much do we need to worry about the global state of democracy? And what do we need to do to better understand what is happening in different parts of the world? Join Petra Alderman and Nic Cheeseman in this opening episode of the People, Power, Politics podcast to learn more about these questions and the newly established Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) at the University of Birmingham.

Nic Cheeseman is the Professor of Democracy and International Development at the University of Birmingham and Founding Director of CEDAR.

Petra Alderman is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Leadership for Inclusive and Democratic Politics at the University of Birmingham and Research Fellow at CEDAR.

If you would like to learn more about the issues discussed by Nic and Petra in this episode, please read our CEDAR blog post.

The People, Power, Politics podcast brings you the latest insights into the factors that are shaping and re-shaping our political world. It is brought to you by the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) based at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Join us to better understand the factors that promote and undermine democratic government around the world and follow us on Twitter at @CEDAR_Bham!

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