Episodes
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
/41/ The Colombian Exception ft. Pablo Medina Uribe
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
In which we discuss how the Right won this month's election -- in a country that has never seen the Left in power. Is Colombia an exception? The civil war there feels like part of the Cold War that forgot to end. We discuss the fragile peace, the militarisation of politics, and drug cartels.
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
/40/ Centrists Are the Bad Guys ft. David Adler
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
In which we try to understand why it's not the extremes, but the centre, that has given up on democracy. David Adler talks to us about his research, and we learn about the centrist tribes: elites, anti-elite populists, and the apathetic. We talk about how we think about political space and what 'moderate' really means... maybe that horeshoe needs to be turned upside down?
Readings:
David Adler in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/23/opinion/international-world/centrists-democracy.html
David Adler's working paper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fOGwtRUF-y-98IcDs-3YYrtREl8GbaoH/view
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
/39/ Geopolitics of the World Cup ft. Karl Sharro & Euan Marshall
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
In which we talk about the politics of hosting the World Cup + the sublots & intrigues that will animate the tournament: hot and cold wars, Salah's revenge, Brazil after the 7-1. Featuring lots of hating on Sergio Ramos.