What's Wrong with Democracy?

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By the end of this year, countries making up half the world’s population will have held elections. But not all of them will have been free and fair. In ‘What’s Wrong with Democracy?’ Professor Ben Ansell of Oxford University will, with the help of academics, journalists, activists and writers, figure out whether democracy is working and how best to preserve democratic freedoms, equality and rights. What’s Wrong with Democracy? is produced by Tortoise Media and supported by The Open Society Foundations. To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journ...

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  • Episode 19: AI and democracyOct 9, 2024 · 44 min
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  • Episode 17: When politics turns nastySep 25, 2024 · 38 min
  • Episode 16: How corruption corrodesSep 18, 2024 · 37 min
  • Episode 15: On the campaign trailSep 11, 2024 · 44 min
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  • Episode 13: The devil's in the demographicAug 28, 2024 · 42 min
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  • Episode 11: When to take to the streetsJul 31, 2024 · 31 min

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