Democracy can often be knocked off course by political violence, but in some places it’s become an ingrained part of how politics is done. This week Ben wants to find out why violence and democracy can be so hard to separate, and how to stop violence taking hold of our politics in the first place.

Guests:

• Arunima Kar, Freelance journalist based in Kolkata
• Amalendu Misra, Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University, and author of ‘Towards a Philosophy of Narco Violence in Mexico’
• Hannah Philips, policy researcher at the University of Oxford and Civility Commission Manager at the Jo Cox Foundation

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Host: Professor Ben Ansell

Producers: Ada Barume and Eleanor Biggs

Editor: Jasper Corbett

Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil

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Where does the boundary lie between bad behaviour and outright corruption? This week Ben wants to understand how corruption and the fight against it are destructive forces in a democracy.

Guests:

• Simon Kuper, journalist and author of ‘Good Chaps’ and ‘Chums’
• Ezequiel González Ocantos, Professor of Comparative & Judicial Politics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford

What’s Wrong with Democracy? is produced by Tortoise Media and supported by the Open Society Foundations.

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Host: Professor Ben Ansell

Producers: Ada Barume and Eleanor Biggs

Editor: Jasper Corbett

Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil

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It often feels like America is stuck in a perpetual election campaign cycle. How much do campaigns matter? Ben speaks to three guests who have followed several US presidential campaigns from the outside, and the inside. How different does this year’s look?

What’s Wrong with Democracy? US election miniseries - part three of three.

Guests:

• John Sides, Professor at the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee
• Lauren Gambiano, political correspondent for Guardian US
• Jim Messina, former campaign manager and former White House deputy chief of staff for operations under President Barack Obama

What’s Wrong with Democracy? is produced by Tortoise Media and supported by the Open Society Foundations.

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Host: Professor Ben Ansell

Producers: Ada Barume and Eleanor Biggs

Editor: Jasper Corbett

Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.