Russell Muirhead Warns Ungoverning Threatens Democracy

The heart of ungoverning is going after expertise - eradicating expertise - and replacing it with the power of the great ruler. Russ Muirhead Russell Muirhead is the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics and the co-director of the Political Economy Project at Dartmouth University. He's also the co-author, with Nancy Rosenblum, of Ungoverning: The Attack on the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos . Patrick McQuestion joins to help introduce the episode. Patrick is a PhD student in his fourth year at the University of Notre Dame studying political science and peace studies, and also the co-host of the Global Stage Podcast . The Democracy Paradox is made in partnership with the Kellogg Institute of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. Read the full transcript here . Key Highlights Introduction - 0:20 What is Ungoverning? 9:00 The Fourth Branch - 32:29 Other Examples of Ungoverning 36:28 Ungoverning and Democracy - 46:59 Links: Learn more about Russell Muirhead Learn more about his book Ungoverning: The Attack on the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos Learn more about Patrick McQuestion Learn more about the Kellogg Institute . Apes of the State created all Music Support the show

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Russell Muirhead Warns Ungoverning Threatens Democracy is an episode from Democracy Paradox by Justin Kempf.

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This episode was published on Dec 24, 2025.

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