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Democracy in Question?

Graduate Institute, Geneva

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 c...

Episodes

20 of 113 episodes

Maria Ressa on Protecting Independent Media in the Age of Disinformation

In this episode of *Democracy in Question*, Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa joins Shalini Randeria to examine how digital p...

00:45:28Oct 7, 2026

Gina Romero: Restrictions affecting Right to Assembly and Youth Activism

In the first episode of season 12, recorded at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo, Shalini Randeria speaks with Gina Romero, UN Special Rapporte...

00:45:56Sep 9, 2026

MarleneEngelhorn

In this episode of Democracy in Question, Shalini Randeria speaks with Austrian-German activist and philanthropist Marlene Engelhorn about i...

00:43:22Jun 10, 2026

Pratap Metha

In this episode, Shalini Randeria speaks with political theorist Pratap Bhanu Mehta about the global rise of civilizational narratives — fro...

00:53:26May 13, 2026

Zsolt Enyedi on the Hungarian Election

In this episode of Democracy in Question, host Shalini Randeria speaks with political scientist Zsolt Enyedi about the landmark 2026 Hungari...

00:49:48Apr 22, 2026

Aishwary Kumar on Neo‑Democracy, Cruelty, and the Fate of the Vulnerable

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD •...

00:57:03Mar 11, 2026

Jayadeva Uyangoda

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD •...

00:44:26Feb 11, 2026

Eva Fodor

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD •...

00:48:35Jan 14, 2026

Reproductive Agency vs. Authoritarian Demographics

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD •...

00:56:41Dec 10, 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...

01:02:21Nov 12, 2025

Quinn Slobodian on Capitalism, Democracy, and the Politics of Zones (Part 1)

Our guest: Quinn Slobodian Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on...

00:58:38Oct 8, 2025

Arjun Appadurai on Universities, Autonomy, and the Future of Democracy

Our guest: Arjun Appadurai Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on...

00:59:59Sep 10, 2025

Michael Ignatieff on the Contradictions of Liberal Democracy

Our guest: Michael Ignatieff Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre o...

00:52:44Jun 25, 2025

Luiza Bialasiewicz on the Dilemmas of Academic Freedom

Our guest: Luiza Anna Bialasiewicz Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Ce...

01:00:31Jun 13, 2025

Samuel Bagg on Resisting State Capture

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD •...

00:50:06May 28, 2025

Ivanka Popović on the Serbian Protests (Part 2)

Our guest: Ivanka Popović Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on D...

00:51:42May 14, 2025

Ivanka Popović on the Serbian Protests (Part 1)

Our guest: Ivanka Popović Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on D...

00:40:23Apr 30, 2025

Soli Özel on Turkey's Political Protests

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD •...

00:46:31Apr 16, 2025

Cara Daggett Unpacks Petro-Masculinity

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD •...

00:56:31Apr 2, 2025

Nacim Pak-Shiraz on Cultural Contradictions in Iran

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD •...

00:47:25Mar 19, 2025