Democracy in Question? podcast artwork
Government

Democracy in Question?

by Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

Not on the United States charts we track today.

If you like Democracy in Question?, try…

Latest episodes

  • Maria Ressa on Protecting Independent Media in the Age of Disinformation

    October 7, 2026 · 45 min

    Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • University of Bremen research group on soft authoritarianism and on pro-democracy youth activism: www.woc.uni-bremen.de/research-centers/ • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in…

  • Gina Romero: Restrictions affecting Right to Assembly and Youth Activism

    September 9, 2026 · 46 min

    Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • University of Bremen research group on soft authoritarianism and on pro-democracy youth activism: www.woc.uni-bremen.de/research-centers/ • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in…

  • Marlene Engelhorn on How the Super-Rich Undermine Democracy

    June 10, 2026 · 43 min

    Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio   Follow us on social media! • Central European…

  • Pratap Mehta on Promises and Pitfalls of the Civilizational Turn in Political Discourse

    May 13, 2026 · 53 min

    Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio   Follow us on social media! • Central European…

  • Zsolt Enyedi on the Hungarian Election

    April 22, 2026 · 50 min

    Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio   Follow us on social media! • Central European…

Show 7 more episodesShow fewer episodes

Full episode archive on Apple Podcasts →

About the show

Today, liberal democracies are under unprecedented strain from within and without. In each episode, renowned social anthropologist Shalini Randeria invites a leading scholar to explore the challenges and dilemmas facing democracies around the world. They investigate what needs to be done to ensure the future well-being of our democratic institutions and practices.