Is democracy falling apart? How worried should we be? And how can we fix it? With Niheer Dasandi, author of 'Is Democracy Failing?', and Eliane Glaser, author of 'Anti-Politics: On the Demonisation of Ideology, Authority and the State'.
Links
- Matthew Taylor's blog: Could politics ever be a source of wisdom rather than anxiety?
- Is Democracy Failing? by Niheer Dasandi
- Anti-Politics: On the Demonisation of Ideology, Authority and the State
- Ian Leslie in the New Statesman: Why the invention of the fridge could be responsible for our love of fake news
Produced by James Shield. With thanks to Thames & Hudson.
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