Podcasts by Real Democracy Now! a podcast
Real Democracy Now! a podcast answers the question: can we do democracy differently? If you're dissatisfied with the current state of democracy but not sure how it could be improved this is the podcast for you. You'll hear from experts and activists as well as everyday people about how democracy works and how it can be improved. Then you get to choose which reforms you think would make the most difference.
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The Paris Citizens' Assembly from 2021-12-31T05:44:49
In this bonus episode, I talk with Anouch Toranian, the Deputy Mayor of Paris, Listen
3.8 New Zealand's Electoral System with Therese Arseneau from 2019-07-28T23:00
In episode eight of season three of the podcast, I'm speaking with Therese Arseneau about the intr...
Listen3.7 Electoral systems in Australia with Antony Green from 2019-04-22T23:00
In this episode, I’m talking with Antony Green about the Australian electoral system and Vote Compass, a tool which allows voters to explore how their views align with the major parti...
Listen3.6 Reforming democracy, democratic legitimacy and majority bonuses with Dr Camille Bedock from 2019-04-15T23:00
3.5 Electoral Integrity with Pippa Norris from 2019-03-26T07:15:27
Bonus Ep10 Deliberation Culture Context - John Dryzek from 2019-03-18T05:50:08
Bonus Ep9 Deliberation Culture Context - Quinlan Bowman from 2019-03-04T22:00
Bonus Ep8 Deliberation Culture Context - John Parkinson from 2019-01-21T00:00
Bonus Ep7 Deliberation Culture Context - Ian O'Flynn from 2018-10-14T22:00
Bonus Ep6 Deliberation Culture Context - Stephanie Lawson from 2018-10-07T22:00
Bonus Ep5 Deliberation Culture Context - Arabella Lyon from 2018-01-25T22:50:21
Bonus Ep4 Deliberation Culture Context - Vijayendra Rao from 2018-01-10T22:00
Bonus Ep3 Deliberation Culture Context - Emmanuel Ani from 2018-01-08T22:00
Bonus Ep2 Deliberation Culture Context - Melissa Williams from 2018-01-02T22:00
Bonus Ep1 Deliberation Culture Context - Jensen Sass from 2017-12-21T22:00
3.4 Electoral reform with Dr Alan Renwick from 2017-10-26T22:00
3.3 Legislature by Lot with Professor John Gastil from 2017-10-03T22:27:09
3.2 Patterns of democracy with Prof Lijphart from 2017-09-24T23:00
3.1 Electoral Systems with Professor David Farrell from 2017-09-17T23:00
2.18 One change to democracy, part 4 from 2017-07-23T23:00
2.17 Democracy and ethics with Dr Simon Longstaff from 2017-07-16T23:00
2.16 Democracy and capitalism with Professors Morlino Merkel Fung and Associate Professor Näsström from 2017-07-12T23:00
2.15 One change to democracy, part 3 from 2017-07-05T23:00
- what for them is th... Listen
2.Bonus Democratic deficit, a mismatch between expectations&performance plus challenges with Prof Pippa Norris from 2017-06-26T05:38:39
2.14 Citizen satisfaction with democracy with A/Prof Quinton Mayne from 2017-06-19T00:27:21
2.13 Democratic deficit , structural aspects with Professors Urbinati, Hindess, Merkel and Morlino plus Dr Fuller&A/Prof Isakhan from 2017-06-13T01:40:27
2.12 Democratic deficit, trust and stealth democracy with Professors Stoker, Warren, and Morlino from 2017-06-08T05:22:22
2.11 If you could change one thing about democracy, part 2 from 2017-06-01T05:13:45
- what for them is the essence of a real democracy? and
- if they could change one thing about our system of ... Listen
2.10 Monitory democracy with Professor John Keane from 2017-05-22T23:00
2.9 Representation and the Spirit of Democracy with Sofia Näsström from 2017-05-14T23:00
2.8 Pragmatic democracy and saving democracy with Professor Archon Fung from 2017-05-07T23:00
Today I'm speaking with Professor Archon Fung. Professor Fung is the Listen
2.7 A problem-based approach to democratic theory with Professor Mark Warren from 2017-04-30T23:00
2.6 Democracy with adjectives, Jean-Paul Gagnon from 2017-04-23T23:00
2.5 If you could change one thing about democracy what would it be? from 2017-04-17T20:00:51
- what for them is the essence of a real democracy? and
- if they could change one thing about our system of democra... Listen
2.4 Non-Western democracy with Benjamin Isakhan&Zelalem Sirna from 2017-04-10T00:09:39
2.3 Evaluating representative democracy with Professors Morlino&Merkel&Assistant Professor Pemstein from 2017-04-02T23:00
2.2 From direct to representative democracy with Dr Roslyn Fuller and Professor Nadia Urbinati from 2017-03-26T22:00
Dr Roslyn Fuller (dipl. jur./erstes Staat...
Listen2.1 Democracy in ancient Greece with Prof Paul Cartledge from 2017-03-19T22:00
Welcome back to Real Democracy Now! a podcast.This is episode one of Season Two. Season Two is about representative democracy
Season Two is about representative democracy: its origins, c...
Listen1.19 Deliberative mini-publics - some critiques from 2017-02-12T22:00
In this episode I speak to three academics who each take a critical perspective on the operation of deliberative mini-publics. Each of them takes issue with a different aspect of the impact or i...
Listen1.18 Evaluating deliberative mini-publics from 2017-01-29T22:00
In today's episode, I speak with Professor Graham Smith and Listen
1.17 Participants in deliberative mini-publics from 2017-01-22T22:00
In today's episode I speak with four everyday people who have been participants in deliberative mini-publics in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Each person has their own unique take on...
Listen1.16 Deliberative Polling with Professor Fishkin from 2017-01-15T22:00
Professor Fishkin developed the idea of deliberative polling in 1998...
Listen1.15 The G1000 in the Netherlands from 2017-01-08T22:00
1.14 The G1000 in Belgium from 2017-01-01T22:00
The G1000 arose in Belgium out of frustration with the inability of the political parties in Belgium to form a government. The G1000 began in 201...
Listen1.13 Deliberative mini-publics in the USA: AmericaSpeaks and the National Institute for Civil Discourse from 2016-12-25T23:15:18
1.12 Democracy in Practice: deliberative mini-publics in Bolivian schools from 2016-12-18T22:00
1.11 Facilitating deliberative mini-publics, more from Australia from 2016-12-13T11:40:56
- Keith Greaves, co-founder of Mosaic Lab, a Victorian based company focuse... Listen
1.10 Facilitating deliberative mini-publics: in Australia and the UK from 2016-12-05T03:16:26
With the growth in popularity of deliberative mini-publics there has been a increased demand for people to facilitate these processes. In today’s episode I speak to two such people - Listen
1.9 The essence of a real democracy - some perspectives from 2016-11-27T22:00
1.8 Designing&delivering deliberative mini-publics in the United Kingdom from 2016-11-20T22:00
Professor Graham Smith from Westminster University was part of a number of academics who designed and ran the Democracy Matters project in 2015. This project involved two Citizens' Assemblies bo...
Listen1.7 Designing&delivering deliberative mini-publics with the newDemocracy Foundation from 2016-11-14T06:49:09
The newDemocracy Foundation is a is an independent, non-partisan research organisation here is Australia that aims to identify improvements to our dem...
Listen1.6 Designing&delivering deliberative mini-publics in Canada from 2016-11-06T22:47:20
Peter MacLeod is the CEO and Founder of MASS LBP, a Canadian consultancy focused on democratic innovation and public strategy.
Since 2...
Listen1.5 Designing&delivering deliberative mini-publics in Western Australia from 2016-10-30T22:00
1.4 Explaining the popularity of deliberative mini-publics from 2016-10-23T22:00
Deliberative mini-publics are a popular form of democratic innovation around the world. In today's episode I talk to a range of people to get their perspectives on what is behind this popularity...
Listen1.3 A politician's perspective with Premier Jay Weatherill from 2016-10-16T22:00
1.2 Why do deliberative mini-publics work with Helene Landemore from 2016-10-12T02:24:47
Helene Landemore is an A/Professor of Political Science at Yale University. Her research interests include democratic theory and theories of justice.
Her book Democratic Reason: Polit...
Listen1.1 What are deliberative mini-publics with Professor Carson from 2016-10-12T02:21:32
Professor Carson is a world renowned expert on deliberative mini-publics, having researched, designed and run them as well as training others in how to engage with citizens through dialogue, del...
Listen1.0 What's this podcast about? from 2016-10-12T02:20:18
Real Democracy Now! a podcast is for people who think we can and should do democracy better.
In this podcast I talk with experts, practitioners, change agents and everyday people about h...
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