What's Wrong with Democracy?
By Tortoise Media
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.
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Host: Professor Ben Ansell
Producers: Katie Gunning and Ada Barume
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil
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Episode 18: Facing the climate crisis
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Episode 17: When politics turns nasty
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Episode 16: How corruption corrodes
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Episode 15: On the campaign trail
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Episode 14: What makes a good US president?
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Episode 13: The devil's in the demographic
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Episode 12: The dangers of identity politics
How do you protect the rights of minorities, when the majority rules? -
Episode 11: When to take to the streets
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