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Is world democracy in crisis?
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Look around you.
War, political upheaval, unstable economies, and increasing division and hate among people. Democracy is in trouble according to a number of experts who say we’re heading towards a crisis – if we’re not in one already.
Currently less than 8% of the world’s population live in a full democracy.
2024 is a pivotal year in elections with the majority of the world’s population going to the polls.
That includes the most anticipated election of all – the U.S. Presidential election in November whose outcome will have global impact.
Listen to what Lucan Way, an expert on democracy, has to say about the state of democracy in the world - and its future.
INFO ON GUEST:
Lucan Way is a Distinguished Professor of Democracy with the Dept. of Political Science at the University of Toronto. For more on Lucan and his work:
https://politics.utoronto.ca/faculty/profile/95/;
His award winning book, co-authored with Stephen Levitsky, is “Revolution and Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism” was one of TIME's 33 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2022:
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