Is democracy dying? What challenges does it face today? And how can it overcome them? To answer these questions, Pedro Pinto interviews Harvard University professor and democracy expert Daniel Ziblatt in this episode of «It's Not That Simple».
In this conversation, the author of How Democracies Die, a New York Times bestseller, talks about the warning signs that democracy is under threat, not from a coup d'état, but from authoritarian politicians who «undermine» its foundations from power.
Ziblatt also supply examples of countries where democracy is in good health. He also looks at the impact of Russia's war against Ukraine on the world's democracies and what might happen in the future. Ziblatt also discusses the failed attempts - in the US and Brazil - to overturn the result of their presidential elections, and what these attempts tell us about the future of democracy.
Finally, Ziblatt looks at Portugal and the rise of the populist far right, discussing how the main parties in Western democracies can deal with this threat, in a scintillating conversation.
How Democracies Die, Daniel Ziblatt (with Steven Levitsky), 2018
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy, Daniel Ziblatt, 2017
Daniel Ziblatt on «The Causes of Populism and the Problem of Cultural Majority Rights»
Daniel Ziblatt (with Alper Yagci and Muharrem Aytug Sasmaz) on «How Voters Respond to Presidential Assaults on Checks and Balances: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Turkey»
Daniel Ziblatt (with Rachel Riedl, Dan Slater, and Joseph Wong) on «Authoritarian-Led Democratization»
A piece about the book «How Democracies Die»
An interview with Daniel Ziblatt about the state of American democracy
Podcast It’s Not That Simple, «Political Polarization», with Ezra Klein
Podcast It’s Not That Simple, «Elections», with Nate Silver
Podcast It’s Not That Simple, «(I)liberal Democracy», with Catherine de Vries
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Big issues, big names in a new programme dedicated to interviews with international personalities from the world of politics, economics and society. These conversations with special guests, conducted by journalist Pedro Pinto, aim to simplify and help demystify some of today's most important issues. Every month, on the Foundation's website.