How To Save Diverse Democracies
On Shifting Ground
English - June 20, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutes - 81 MB - ★★★★ - 163 ratingsNews Government affairs council development policy arts business democracy economy foreign global Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Diversity has often been seen as the United States’ defining strength, but today some Americans see it as a threat. And this isn’t new. Throughout history, differences of religion, ethnicity, and origin have driven states around the world to war, violence, and extreme division. However, German-American political scientist Yascha Mounk says this isn’t the only path.
On this week’s episode, Mounk joins Ray to discuss his new book, “The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart And How They Can Endure,” which challenges the assumptions of a modern pluralist society and imagines how diverse democracies might succeed in an increasingly polarized political landscape.
Guest:
Yascha Mounk, associate professor at Johns Hopkins University, contributing editor at The Atlantic and author of The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure
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