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Democracy IDEAs

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

53 episodes

1 month ago

This is the third of a podcast series featuring LEGITIMULT, its findings and tools for addressing and solving future crises. This episode builds “Lessons from Covid-19 – Journalism in a Post-Pandemic Future” media workshop (more details below), and delves into the topic of crisis reporting. The conversation highlights the media’s dual role in both informing the public and holding those in power accountable, as well as the crucial distinction between facts and opinions in journalism—especially...

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This is the third of a podcast series featuring LEGITIMULT, its findings and tools for addressing and solving future crises. This episode builds “Lessons from Covid-19 – Journalism in a Post-Pandemic Future” media workshop (more details below), and delves into the topic of crisis reporting. The conversation highlights the media’s dual role in both informing the public and holding those in power accountable, as well as the crucial distinction between facts and opinions in journalism—especially...

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Episodes (20/53)

Democracy IDEAs

Scoping the Impact of AI in Electoral Processes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing in the sphere of electoral administration, still its impact has yet to be fully understood. What lessons on electoral AI from the 2024 Supercycle election year can we bring into 2025? How might Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) plan to incorporate AI into their work and what consequences would this have for democracy? In this podcast episode, Juliane Müller, Associate Programme Officer at the Digitalization and Democracy Programme sits down with Prathm...

2 weeks ago

33 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

La violencia política de género en la esfera digital es una batalla que recién comienza

A pesar de los avances en la representación política de las mujeres en América Latina, persisten desafíos significativos, como la violencia de género en la política. En esta conversación con Marcela Ríos Tobar, directora regional de IDEA Internacional para América Latina y El Caribe, exploramos hallazgos, repercusión y recomendaciones para hacer frente a este problema que a veces se trivializa o subestima. Según el informe y un estudio de ONU Mujeres, el 80% de las mujeres entrevistadas...

1 month ago

28 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

UN talk with Ambassador Bob Rae: Challenges, democracy, and the way forward

International IDEA's Outreach and United Nations Liaison Officer, Amanda Sourek, talked to Ambassador Bob Rae, who serves as the 80th President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council and has been the Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN since 2020. Bob Rae discussed the role of youth in politics, the deadlock in the Security Council, the crisis in Myanmar, Russia's war against Ukraine, the 2030 Agenda, how democracy is portrayed at the UN, and the role of civil societ...

1 month ago

53 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Why tackling inequality is key to protecting the planet, and democracy

Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Honorary President of the Club of Roam and co-author of Earth For All: A Survival Guide for Humanity’ has gathered the knowledge of an international team of scientists, economic thinkers, and multidisciplinary experts, to five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve wellbeing and prosperity for all, reduce social tension and ensure strong democracies within planetary boundaries. She discussed with International IDEA's Communicators Director Alistair Scrutton how to achie...

2 months ago

34 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Defending democracy, safeguarding our planet – A dual imperative and how to win it

An interview with Luisa Neubauer, a German climate campaigner who is using both the courts and civic groups to push authorities to take climate policy more seriously.Access International IDEA's databases, reports and initiatives on Climate Change and Democracy: https://www.idea.int/theme/climate-change-and-democracy

4 months ago

45 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Legitimult: Making democracy crisis-proof II

This is the second of a three-episode series featuring LEGITIMULT, its findings and tools for addressing and solving future crises. Drawing from the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic the LEGITIMULT (Legitimate Crisis Governance in Multilevel Systems) project aims to identify a model of political legitimate crisis governance that takes into account the interplay between international, national, regional and local governments and institutions.Its guiding research question “Which condi...

4 months ago

43 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Civic Assemblies as a form of public particiation in governance: An interview with Dr Sanskriti Menon

On the sidelines of the launch of IDEA’s latest report on climate assemblies in the Global South, Billie Phillips spoke to Dr Sanskriti Menon about the power of citizen assemblies as a tool of public participation in governance and her experience working with assemblies in both rural and urban communities in India. Guest: Dr Sanskriti MenonBackground Reading: “We need a new story of deliberative democracy” – IDEA launches new report on Climate AssembliesDeliberative Democracy ...

4 months ago

15 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Expert Talks on Money in Politics: Financing Democracy in the EU and the UK

In this episode, Yukihiko Hamada, Programme Manager for Money in Politics, is joined by Dr. Sam Power and Dr. Wouter Wolfs to discuss how political finance shapes the political and electoral landscape in the EU and the UK. In this in-depth conversation on the influence of money in democracy, they dive into the challenges of third-party spending, online campaign finance, and the role emerging technologies—like AI—can play in improving political finance oversight. Background Reading: https...

5 months ago

49 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Storms, Votes, and Reforms: How Climate Change Affects Elections

In this episode of Peer-to-Peer, we speak with Alice Hill and Erik Asplund to explore how extreme weather, intensified by climate change, impacts elections and disenfranchises voters. Alice and Erik share their insights on the challenges disasters pose to voting, the role of climate change in increasing the frequency and/or intensity of extreme weather events, and how natural hazards are already affecting elections around the world. They also discuss the impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton...

6 months ago

30 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Money Talks: The High Stakes of Money in Indian Politics

The influence of money in Indian politics has long been a subject of debate, with concerns over its impact on democracy, governance, and the political landscape.In this episode, Khushbu Agrawal speaks to Milan Vaishnav, exploring this nexus in India, where money is the currency of power. From the soaring costs of elections to the criminalization of politics, this episode uncovers how financial power has the potential to shape policies, politicians, and political outcomes in the world’s larges...

6 months ago

44 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

A conversation on perceptions of electoral integrity with Pippa Norris

The world-renowned elections expert, Professor Pippa Norris, talks to International IDEA's Head of Communications Alistair Scrutton, and to Dr Seema Shah, Head of International IDEA's Democracy Assessment Unit, about the importance of electoral integrity and public perceptions of the credibility of elections around the world. Read the #GlobalStateofDemocracy 2024 Report: https://www.idea.int/gsod/2024/

7 months ago

44 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Connecting democracy and climate change in Asia and the Pacific

Democracy is on trial in the climate crisis. It is charged with having failed—and with continuing to fail—to prevent dangerous climate change. It is indicted on a fundamental breach of a key obligation of legitimate government—to ensure the safety and survival of the people to whom democracies owe their allegiance.”Based on the report Climate Change and Democracy Insights from Asia and the Pacific, International IDEA's Climate Change and Democracy Adviser, David Rosén, talks to Professor Joo-...

7 months ago

34 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Las controvertidas elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela

En esta conversación con Marcela Ríos Tobar, directora regional para América Latina de IDEA Internacional, se explican las polémicas elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela, desde las irregularidades en el proceso hasta la represión actual, así como alternativas para lograr resultados más democráticos.Invitada: Marcela Ríos Tobar, directora de IDEA Internacional para América Latina y el Caribe.Anfitriona: Yasnaya Guibert, oficial de comunicaciones de IDEA Internacional.Contenido relacionado:&n...

8 months ago

20 minutes

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The state of democracy in Latin America

International IDEA's Secretary-General, Kevin Casas-Zamora, discusses with Brian Winter, editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly, a range of issues related to Latin American democracy, from what recent elections say about the region’s political health, to the potential impact of the US election and how governments should deal with insecurity and violence.

9 months ago

52 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Expert talks on Money in Politics: Why does political finance matter?

Money – both received and spent – is part of the normal workings of democratic life. It enables political participation and representation. Money helps spread the voices and ideas that are the basis for democratic politics. It is nonetheless clear that money is capable of inflicting significant distortions on the democratic processes. As we conclude six months into the super-electoral year, the issue of political finance has come to the fore quite prominently in many of the elections th...

10 months ago

27 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Elections and Disinformation

“What happens when suddenly people attack the integrity of the electoral process? Well, you actually need to have knowledge then because otherwise you are defenseless. If you know how elections work and how in many countries it's technically almost impossible to rig the election, then you will be protected against disinformation.”International IDEA's Head of Communications Alistair Scrutton talks to Alberto Fernandez Gibaja, Head Digitalization and Democracy about all issues related to ...

11 months ago

39 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Taiwan: China's misinformation campaigns have become more subtle

International IDEA’s Anna Dziedzic spoke to Dr Yu Jie Chen to hear her reflections on the 2024 Taiwanese elections. They discuss the implications of the new status quo – in which neither of the two major parties hold a majority of legislature seats – and the increasingly sophisticated ways that Beijing seeks to influence Taiwan’s elections. Dr Yu Jie Chen is an Assistant Research Professor at Academia Sinica in Taiwan and an Affiliated scholar of the US-Asia Law Institute of New York Universi...

1 year ago

27 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Daniel Zovatto: “Hay que repensar la democracia”

Kevin Casas-Zamora, secretario general de IDEA Internacional y Daniel Zovatto, el director regional de IDEA Internacional en América Latina y el Caribe conversan sobre la evolución de la democracia en la región, los retos de la democracia y cuál debería ser la proyección de IDEA Internacional hacia el futuro. Daniel Zovatto ha sido durante 26 años el director de IDEA Internacional en América Latina. En enero de 2024, será sustituido por Marcela Ríos Tobar. Este podcast es una conversació...

1 year ago

49 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Thailand: A decade of struggling for the return to democracy

The 'Global State of Democracy 2023 Report – The New Checks and Balances' highlighted that there are trends of contraction around the world, but also bright spots of hope. A day after International IDEA’s #GSoD2023 Global Launch event, Marcus Brand, Head of International IDEA’s Myanmar Programme talked to Kunthida Rungruengkiat, Director of the Progressive Movement Foundation about the state of democracy in Thailand.Is Thailand an example of contracting democracy? Is it even a democratic syst...

1 year ago

31 minutes

Democracy IDEAs

Legitimult: Making democracy crisis-proof

Drawing from the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic the LEGITIMULT (Legitimate Crisis Governance in Multilevel Systems) project aims to identify a model of political legitimate crisis governance that takes into account the interplay between international, national, regional and local governments and institutions.Its guiding research question “Which conditions contribute to democratically legitimate crisis governance?” will allow governments and policy makers to better face the crises of t...

1 year ago

39 minutes