A limited podcast series hosted by MEI’s Gonul Tol.
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Rethinking Democracy is an ongoing podcast series from MEI’s Gonul Tol that explores the evolving challenges facing democratic institutions around the world. As citizens in the US and globally grapple with declining trust in democracy, the series examines how domestic and international threats to democratic governance are deeply interconnected. Through in-depth conversations and analysis, the podcast investigates the forces undermining liberal democratic norms—and what can be done to counter them.
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Rethinking Democracy, Ep. 1: Why Does Democracy Flourish? With Francis Fukuyama and Paul Salem
The world’s oldest democracy is in trouble. According to a study by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, 75% of Americans believe that “the future of American democracy is at risk in the 2024 presidential election.” We often debate why democracies die because we assume that authoritarian power is the exception and democracy is the norm. But history says otherwise. Francis Fukuyama and Paul Salem join Gonul Tol to answer the question: Why has democracy flourished in certain countries and regions and not in others?
