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Democracy and Its Alternatives

Series: Democracy and Its Alternatives
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Episodes
24
Rating
TVPG
Year
2022
Language
English
Publisher
The Great Courses

About

Explore democracy from all available angles with a robust toolbox of political philosophy, world history, and carefully constructed thought experiments.

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Episodes

1. Is Democracy Built to Last?

22m

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Dive into democratic backsliding across the world.

2. Politics and Personal Sacrifice

22m

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When does it make sense to sacrifice personal freedoms for the collective good?

3. Government and the Invention of Law

21m

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How do constitutions-laws that determine how other laws are made-differ around the world?

4. The Rise of the Modern State

20m

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Dive into the history of the modern state, from feudalism to the Treaty of Westphalia.

5. States, Nations, and Nationalism

21m

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Investigate nationalism through a handful of case studies.

6. Why Care about Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau?

23m

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Dive into the ideas of political theorists Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

7. Who Gets to Vote?

22m

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What limitations on the right to vote are compatible with democratic government?

8. Voters and the Dangers of Too Much Democracy

22m

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Continue your dive into democracy by zooming in on its most glaring flaws.

9. Should Presidents or Parliaments Lead?

23m

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Which is more stable, presidential or parliamentary democracy?

10. The Vote Counter Decides Everything

23m

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Survey three voting systems: plurality voting, two-round system, and ranked-choice voting.

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