The Future of Democracy
Adam chats with political scientist Ben Ansell ahead of a blockbuster year of elections
More than two billion people go to the polls next year in elections across the world. So, with that in mind, Adam catches up with political scientist Ben Ansell.
Professor Ben Ansell delivered this year’s ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Reith Lectures, following in the footsteps of Robert Oppenheimer, Hilary Mantel and Stephen Hawking.
They’re called: Our Democratic Future and in this episode, Adam and Ben discuss how we can make politics work for all of us in the 21st century.
Listen to all the Reith Lectures here on /programmes/b00729d9
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