Episode 89: Democracy's Struggle Against Itself featuring Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora
James Madison Center for Civic Engagement: Democracy Matters
English - October 28, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsNews democracy voting civic engagement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 88: 9/11 at 20 Ryan Powell
Next Episode: Episode 90: Saving Democracy
The challenges facing democracy around the world are daunting, especially as global conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the erosion of civil liberties, the postponement of elections and the spread of disinformation campaigns. Despite global democratic erosion, Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary General of International IDEA, says "the explosion of civic activism globally in traditionally inhospitable places" is good news.
See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2021/10-28-democracy-matters-episode-89.shtml