Daniel Ziblatt on Resilient Democracies | A Collaboration with the German American Conference at Harvard
55 Voices for Democracy – The Podcast
English - December 16, 2021 08:30 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsSociety & Culture Arts Books germany democracy lareviewofbooks politics thomasmann Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this collaboration with the German American Conference at Harvard, Dr. Daniel Ziblatt talks about the decline of democracies. Ziblatt encourages us not to "be afraid to reform our constitution and our institutions." In conversation with hosts Anne McElvoy and Tom Zoellner, he argues that vibrant civil societies, a robust media, and strong opposition are key to resilient democracies. Daniel Ziblatt is professor of government at Harvard University and director of Transformations of Democracy at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. He recently published, with Steve Levitsky, the best-selling book How Democracies Die.