‘Most students don’t share my views’: Why is talking about politics so difficult?
By Sylvia Nissen Why is talking about politics so difficult? Sylvia Nissen shares an extract from her new book “Student Political Action in New Zealand.” One of the unexpected parts of interviewing students about political action was how uncertain they...
Do democracies fail when they ask too little of their citizens?
By Stephen Cave Stephen Cave explores whether democracies fail when they ask too little of their citizens. ‘He turned out to be the same as every other politician.’ That was the complaint I kept hearing in Athens shortly after the leftist Prime Minister Alexis...
Can democracy function if societies don’t understand politics? 🔊
Why do so many people know so little about politics? What does that mean for democracy? What can be done about it? Maria Armoudian discusses these concerns with Arthur Lupia. Arthur Lupia is the Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the University...Subscribe by Email
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