 | July 18, 2026US 250Peter John Loewen, Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell University Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl This week on Democracy Dialogues, Rachel Beatty Riedl speaks with Peter John Loewen to reflect on the 250th anniversary of US independence. They disc… |
 | July 12, 2026Democratic Backsliding and ResistanceMikołaj Cześnik, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Marek Tatała, and Dominika Lasota Hosted by Frances Cayton This week on Democracy Dialogues, Frances Cayton speaks with four experts on Polish politics about the success of Poland’s opposition coalition in 202… |
 | May 29, 2026India’s 2026 State Elections and Indian Democracy?Gilles Verniers and Yamini Aiyar Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor This week on Democracy Dialogues, Maya Tudor speaks with two keen observers of Indian politics, Gilles Verniers and Yamini Aiyar, about what India’s 2… |
 | May 26, 2026Billionaire BacklashPepper Culpepper, Blavatnik Professor of Government and Public Policy at Oxford University Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Maya Tudor speaks with her colleague and fellow political scientist Pepper Culpepper about his new book Billion… |
 | April 29, 2026Who Is Democracy Actually For? People, Power, and the Fight Against Democratic DeclineShandana Khan Mohmand and Marjoke Oosterom, Hosted by Esam Boraey This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Esam Boraey speaks with Shandana Khan Mohmand and Marjoke Oosterom, democracy experts at the Institute of Devel… |
 | April 27, 2026Assessing Global Democratic Health Amidst a Growing Shadow of AutocracyTom Carothers and Yana Gorokhovskaia Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Maya Tudor speaks with two democracy experts at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Freedom House to… |
 | March 22, 2026A Year of AutocratizationKenneth Roberts and Paul Friesen Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Rachel Beatty Riedl speaks with Kenneth Roberts and Paul Friesen, democracy experts at Cornell University, to u… |
 | February 15, 2026India’s Democratic Republic in FluxHosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor In this episode of Democracy Dialogues, co-host Maya Tudor speaks with Yogendra Yadav – political thinker, activist, and one of India’s most prominent… |
 | January 22, 2026Democracy and Its Inter-ConnectionsHosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor Former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla joins us for a conversation on global democratic backsliding, the role of the international community, a… |
 | December 7, 2025The BackslidersSusan C. Stokes Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor This week on Democracy Dialogues, co-hosts Rachel Beatty Riedl and Esam Boraey speak with Susan C. Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Se… |
 | November 23, 2025Democracy and Freedom: The Role of Philanthropy and EducationAlvaro Salas-Castro Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor This week, we feature an episode with Dr. Alvaro Salas-Castro, President and CEO of the Reynolds Foundation, and Founder and Chairman of the Democracy… |
November 7, 2025What Democracy Does… and Does Not DoMaya Tudor Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor This week on Democratic Dialogues, host Rachel Beatty Riedl welcomes Maya Tudor, Professor of Government and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of … | |
 | October 28, 2025Democratic DialoguesKenneth Roberts, Jennifer McCoy, and Murat Somer Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor A podcast from Cornell University’s Brooks School of Public Policy Center on Global Democracy About the Podcast Each week, co-hosts Rachel Beatty Ri… |
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