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What does it take to make democracy work? The Rules of the Game podcast discusses and compares democratic institutions from around the world. Institutions are the rules of the game of our so...
With Colin Cole I discuss the work of More Equitable Democracy, a racial justice organization to advance racial equity by transforming elect...
With Friedrich Pukelsheim I discuss double proportional representation. Since 2006 the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland uses double proportio...
With Degan Ali I discuss the system of international aid based on her inside experience of working in the sector for over two decades. She s...
With Armin Schäfer I discuss Germany's mixed member proportional electoral system and its current reform. We compare the old and the prospec...
In this episode of Rules in Perspective I review the podcast episode 42 on Democracy for Busy People, a discussion I had with Kevin Elliott....
With Kevin Elliott I discuss how democracy could be built for busy people based on his new book Democracy for Busy People , published in 202...
In this episode of Rules in Perspective I review the podcast episode 41 on direct democracy in Latin America, a discussion I had with Yanina...
With Yanina Welp I discuss different ways of how direct democratic institutions have been applied in Latin American countries – both in fund...
In this episode of Rules in Perspective I review the podcast episode 40 on the Citizens' Chamber in the Canton of Vaud, a discussion I had w...
With Rodan Bury and Charly Pache I discuss their initiative to inaugurate a Citizens’ Chamber in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The idea...
Rules in Perspective is a new segment on the Rules of the Game channel. In this new segment I review and comment on my own podcast episodes....
With Lee Drutman I discuss how proportional representation can break the two-party doom-loop that is spiraling in the U.S. Lee co-founded th...
Rules in Perspective is a new segment on the Rules of the Game channel. In this new segment I review and comment on my own podcast episodes....
With Luai Allarakia I discuss Kuwait’s political system and institutions. He lays out the most important developments since its constitution...
Rules in Perspective is a new segment on Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions. In this new segment I review and comment on...
The story of proportional representation in Canada is one of great hopes, changes in reform strategies, but also – unfortunately – many brok...
Rules in Perspective is a new segment on Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions. In this new segment I review and comment on...
With Jan Renner I discuss current developments of direct democracy in Germany, and especially in Bavaria, his home state. Bavaria is the mos...
Women in Brazil have consistently been underrepresented in politics. What are the reasons for this lack of women’s political power in this v...
With Arend Lijphart I discuss some of the fundamental questions regarding democratic institutions based on his seminal book “Patterns of Dem...
With Idayat Hassan I discuss the state of democracies in West Africa. She is the Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD),...
With Wietse Van Ransbeeck I discuss citizen participation at the local government level. Wietse was discouraged by the existing possibilitie...
With John Matsusaka I discuss direct democracy, based on his latest book “Let the People Rule: How Direct Democracy Can Meet the Populist Ch...
New Zealand’s electoral reform of 1996 is an important case to know and understand for anyone interested in institutional change. With Jack...
With Tarunabh Khaitan I discuss “Moderated Parliamentarism”, a concept of a system of government that he describes in great detail in a pape...
Women occupy only 24% of seats in the U.S. Senate, and 28% of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Only 18% of governors are women, a...
Since Hugo Chávez came to power in the presidential election in 1998, Venezuela has experienced a staggering democratic erosion, with increa...
Turkey has experienced a severe erosion of democratic principles. Democratic institutions have been changed, the media heavily influenced an...
Brazil’s democratic journey has been one of great hopes and progress, yet also one of disappointments and distrust in democratic institution...
The two-round presidential elections in France back in April created lots of discussions in the media and widespread concerns that a right-w...
The draft of the new constitution of Chile is now published. The constitutional convention met for the first time on 4 July 2021 and has now...
What most people think of when they hear deliberative democracy probably are citizens’ assemblies. Deliberation is the process of thoughtful...
Federalism is power-sharing among regions and the central government of a country. It is the vertical division of power. It’s a joint agreem...
Women in Switzerland lacked direct political power until 1971. Up until then, women didn’t have the right to vote and the right to be electe...
Kenya’s 2010 constitution introduced substantial changes to the vertical allocation of political power that has been exercised at two tiers...
The Swiss Federal Council is a 7-member council that constitutes the executive branch of government. Instead of concentrating power in one p...
What are political institutions and how did they evolve over time? In this episode I tell the story of how small, local societies based on k...
Presidentialism and parliamentarism are the two main forms of government used around the world. Yet, what are the characteristics and proble...
Taiwan’s democratic and economic development have been truly remarkable. In the process its direct democratic institutions have become a piv...
In this episode I propose to change the Swiss constitution to implement a single transferable vote electoral system to elect the members of...
Can there be too much democracy? What are anti-democrats and how do they undermine democracy? How can direct democratic instruments give peo...
Reforms of US electoral systems both at the local and national level would fundamentally change US politics. The two parties, that are a con...
There are broadly speaking two forms of government: Parliamentarism and presidentialism. The main difference is that in a parliamentary syst...
Nigeria’s youth is creative, vibrant and energetic. Nigeria’s youth has tremendous potential and wants to thrive. My guest Greg Anyaegbudike...
What makes a political system a democracy? Should we be surprised when people lose faith in a system called democracy that is not democratic...
Chile is in the process of drafting a brand new constitution. The current constitution is rooted in the dictatorship of Pinochet and does no...
Nigeria has had varied journey of democratic accountability and federal governance since its transition to a civilian rule in 1999. Most pol...
How can political power be shared in a multicultural society? And what institutions can make multicultural societies more inclusive, balance...
Direct democracy is a powerful political institution. It is the people's veto power in government. Used in the right way, it is an important...
Political institutions and power have been changing in Zimbabwe since Robert Mugabe took power as a liberator from colonial oppression in th...