15 episodes
Tocqueville 21 Tocqueville 21
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Welcome to the Tocqueville 21 podcast! Here, we explore issues of comparative democracy and examine the evolution of topics related to that field in France, the United States and across the globe. Every episode features a distinguished expert to shed light on a broad range of topics, with, always, an eye on that underlying question of democracy in the modern world.
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China and Hong Kong, Society and Politics with Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Jeffrey Wasserstrom joins the podcast to discuss Chinese political culture, the nature of Hong Kong, and the evolving perceptions of the regime.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom is is Chancellor's Professor of History at UC Irvine.
Intro and Outro credits: “Waltz (Tschikovsky Op. 40)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Justice, Freedom, and the Nature of Democracy with Alexis Carré
In the second part of our two-part interview, Alexis Carré discusses the nature of political freedom and the responsibilties of the citizen in the context of this European crisis.
Alexis Carré is the 2022-23 Thomas W. Smith Postdoctoral Research Associate of the James Madison Program at Princeton University.
Intro and Outro credits: “Waltz (Tschikovsky Op. 40)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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The Ukraine War, Europe, and Civic Duty with Alexis Carré
In the first part of our two-part interview, Alexis Carré discusses the politics of the European Union and the notion of civic responsibility in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
Alexis Carré is the 2022-23 Thomas W. Smith Postdoctoral Research Associate of the James Madison Program at Princeton University.
Intro and Outro credits: “Waltz (Tschikovsky Op. 40)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Democracy in the United States and the 2022 Midterms with Pascale Siegel
Pascale Siegel joins the podcast to discuss US politics, American democracy and the 2022 midterm elections.
Pascale is a veteren political risk analyst with a focus on international affairs, cross-cultural communications and strategic influence.
Intro and Outro credits: “Waltz (Tschikovsky Op. 40)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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China and the CCP with Adam Ni
Adam Ni joins the podcast to discuss China, political philosophy, and the Chinese Communist Party.
Adam Ni is a noted China analyst and the Co-editor of the China Neican newsletter.
Intro and Outro credits: “Waltz (Tschikovsky Op. 40)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Post-Covid and Green Economics with Charles Dumas
Charles Dumas joins us to discuss the economy in the post-Covid era.
Charles Dumas is Chief Economist of TS Lombard. An analyst with a long and storied career at institutions such as The Economist, JP Morgan and the London School of Economics, Charles is a prescient doomsayer, having predicted the dot-com bubble of the late 90s, the US housing bust of the late 2000s, and the slow global recovery in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. He is the author of many books, including Populism and Economics, which covers the economic causes of the recent challenge to the liberal consensus of the post-Cold War era, and Decarbonomics, which focuses on the challenging transition to a carbon-free economic system after the Covid epidemic.