podcast

Democracy Paradox

by Justin Kempf

Luis Schiumerini on Incumbency Bias

10.12.2025 • 00:44:48

Decreasing incumbent capacity and affective polarization are making incumbency salient, but also more of a curse than a blessing. Luis Schiumerini In ...

Adam Przeworski Asks Who Decides What is Democratic

26.11.2025 • 00:50:44

The biggest disappointment is that democracies do not reduce social and economic inequality. Adam Przeworski In this episode, host Justin Kempf talks ...

Killian Clarke Warns Counterrevolution is a Threat to Nascent Democracies

12.11.2025 • 00:51:54

For democratic revolutions to survive counterrevolution, they have to make certain choices that can undermine the quality of their democracy. Killian ...

Amel Ahmed Says the Regime Question Has Returned

29.10.2025 • 00:49:06

The regime question at its core is about how we should govern ourselves... This is an enduring question that is essential to democratic politics. Amel...

Tom Carothers Says We Misunderstand Democratic Backsliding

15.10.2025 • 00:52:42

After an introductory conversation with Kellogg Faculty Fellow Marc Jacob, Democracy Paradox host Justin Kempf explores the dynamics of global democra...

Javier Corrales on Intentional Polarization

01.10.2025 • 00:50:49

Javier Corrales, professor of political science at Amherst College, discusses his recent research on democratic backsliding and intentional polarizati...

Susan Stokes on Democratic Backsliders

17.09.2025 • 00:40:42

In this episode, Justin interviews Susan Stokes, the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University...

The Last Episode. Elizabeth Saunders on How Democracies Wage War and Make Peace

11.06.2024 • 00:52:51

We've often compared democratic national security and autocratic security making in terms of autocratic elites and democratic voters. My argument is n...

When Democracy Breaks: Final Thoughts with Archon Fung, David Moss and Arne Westad

04.06.2024 • 00:53:01

I think we've seen democracies can be unstable. Autocracies are even more unstable. David Moss Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic ...

When Democracy Breaks: Scott Mainwaring on Argentina

28.05.2024 • 00:52:01

March 24th, 1976 is the coup and it unleashes wild celebrations in establishment Argentina and almost no opposition.... Of course, this unleashed the ...