Democracy in Question?

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Democracy in Question? episodes

October 07 Maria Ressa on Protecting Independent Media in the Age of Disinformation
Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:
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• Nobel Peace Conference: Democracy on the Brink
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46 min
September 09 Gina Romero: Restrictions affecting Right to Assembly and Youth Activism
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 Geneva: AHCD
• Nobel Peace Conference: Democracy on the Brink
• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio

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46 min
June 10 Marlene Engelhorn on How the Super-Rich Undermine Democracy
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• Central European University: CEU
• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD
• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio

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44 min
May 13 Pratap Mehta on Promises and Pitfalls of the Civilizational Turn in Political Discourse
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• Central European University: CEU
• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD
• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio

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54 min
April 22 Zsolt Enyedi on the Hungarian Election
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• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD
• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio

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50 min
March 11 Aishwary Kumar on Neo‑Democracy, Cruelty, and the Fate of the Vulnerable
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• Central European University: CEU
• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD
• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio

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58 min
February 11 Jayadeva Uyangoda on Reclaiming Democracy: Struggle against Soft Authoritarian Rule in Sri Lanka
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• Central European University: CEU
• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD
• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio

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45 min
January 14 Eva Fodor on Illiberal Gender Policies and Pronatalism in Hungary under Orban
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• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD
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49 min
December 10, 2025 Reproductive Agency vs. Authoritarian Demographics
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• Central European University: CEU
• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD
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57 min
November 12, 2025 Quinn Slobodian on the “New Fusion” of Neoliberalism and the Far Right (Part 2)
Our guest: Quinn Slobodian

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

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• Central European University: @weareceu.bsky.social
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1 hr 3 min

About Democracy in Question?

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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…