Opening Spaces; the Podcast about Democracy
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Opening Spaces; the Podcast about Democracy
Podcast by Democracy International
Recent Episodes
6 episodesOpening Spaces, Season 1, Episode 6: Human Rights, Authoritarianism, and Gender in Chechnya
A recent brutal crackdown against LGBT people in Chechnya has cast a new spotlight on the small Russian republic's authoritarian regime. In this episo...
Opening Spaces, Season 1, Episode 5: How Do We Counter Violent Extremism?
The current U.S. administration’s foreign policy will likely expand the U.S. government’s effort to detect and deter violent extremists, and will buil...
Opening Spaces, Season 1, Episode 4: Why Monitor Elections?
Election monitoring is often viewed as a fundamental component of democracy assistance. But autocrats are increasingly learning how to manipulate elec...
Opening Spaces, Season 1, Episode 3: How do we prevent crime and violence in the Americas?
Latin America has the unfortunate distinction of being the most violent region in the world, accounting for nine percent of the world’s population but...
Opening Spaces, Season 1, Episode 2: Can We Trust Public Opinion Research?
Following the unexpected success of Brexit and the Trump campaign, public opinion research is facing unprecedented scrutiny. In the second episode of...
Opening Spaces, Season 1, Episode 1: What is Democracy Assistance?
In the inaugural episode of Opening Spaces, we sit down with Eric Bjornlund, President of Democracy International, for a conversation on the history a...