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.
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Host: Professor Ben Ansell
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Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil
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For the final episode of the series, Ben goes back to basics and asks: how can democracies hold free and fair elections? It’s not as simple as setting up polling stations and handing out ballot boxes, so what does it take to create a truly even electoral playing field?
Guests:
Robin Foresteier-Walker, Freelance journalist, based in Georgia
Tanja Hollstein, Head of Practice (Elections) at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Pippa Norris, McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University.
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Host: Professor Ben Ansell
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Editor: Jasper Corbett
Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil
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9 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
Episode 19: AI and democracy
This week, we’re looking at another big potential challenge facing democracy: AI, or artificial intelligence. Ben wants to know how worried we should be when it comes to the rise of these new technologies. Might they spell the death knell for trust in our institutions? Or can technology play a helpful role in boosting modern democracies?
Guests:
Sarah Kreps, Professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University
Alex Krasodomski, Programme Director of the Digital Society Initiative at Chatham House
Kerry McInerney, Research Associate at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence
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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2 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
Episode 18: Facing the climate crisis
One of the biggest challenges of our time is climate change. This week, Ben wants to know how effective democracies are when it comes to fighting the climate crisis. How can we settle on solutions when there’s so many different interests at play?
Guests:
Keith Smith, Senior Researcher in the International Political Economy/International Environmental Politics group at the Center for Comparative and International Studies
Louis Wilson, Head of Fossil Fuel Investigations at Global Witness
Rafaela Santos Martins Da Rosa, Coordinator of the Sustainability Commission of the Federal Court of Rio Grande do Sul
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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Episode 20: How to hold an election
Published 16 Oct 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The trick is you need three things. You need the security of anonymity when you're voting, but you also need to somehow be a viable voter or have authenticity. So they reckon they've cracked this sort of golden sort of triptych of problems that hadn't until now been solved. And so in theory, anyone can hold a vote. […]
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