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Podcast – The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy
About the Talk What, if any form of democracy is best placed to address the problem of concentrated political power? …
Governance and Political Philosophy
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Podcast – Estonia and Socialist Reality with Matthew D. Mitchell
About the Talk In this episode of the Governance podcast, our Director Mark Pennington interviews Dr. Matthew Mitchell on the …
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When Law sends the Wrong Message: Understanding What Laws Communicate About ‘Socially Acceptable Behavior’ with Shubhangi Roy
About the Talk Lawmakers, activists, and academics, often, presume that enacting a law sends a (powerful) message about what is …
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The Case Against the Sovereign State: In Conversation with David Thunder
David Thunder (University of Navarra) argues that many modern political theorists, from Hobbes to Rawls, overstate the importance of state sovereignty. He envisions an alternative, polycentric form of social organisation that can support one’s freedom to flourish. Tune in for his argument in this episode of the Governance Podcast led by Billy Christmas (King’s College London).
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Fukuyama on Liberalism, Dignity and Identity: In Conversation with Humeira Iqtidar and Paul Sagar
Where are the fault lines in the modern liberal project? In this episode of the Governance Podcast, Dr Humeira Iqtidar and Dr Paul Sagar of King’s College London tackle this question in a dialogue on Francis Fukuyama’s new book, Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment.
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How Ideas Govern Public Life: A Conversation with Mark Bevir
What can we know about the social world, and how much of it can we control? How high are the stakes in the battle between positivism and interpretive social science? In this episode of the Governance Podcast, Mark Pennington (King’s College London) and Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) discuss wide-ranging questions about the influence of philosophy and social science on public policy.
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Forms of Domination in the Market: A Conversation with Elizabeth Anderson
Can employers wield dictatorial power over employees? Join us for a lively discussion between Mark Pennington (King’s College London) and Elizabeth Anderson (University of Michigan) on how power accumulates in the market, which institutions can ameliorate the problem, and how Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) as a discipline helps us understand the human condition.
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Radical Solutions to Liberal Problems: In Conversation with Lea Ypi
Modern political life is fraught with difficult choices: cosmopolitanism or statism? Liberalism or socialism? Where do these debates stand and can political theorists help us choose? In this episode of the Governance Podcast, Carmen Pavel (King’s College London) sits down with Lea Ypi (LSE) for a conversation about the fundamental role of politics and radical democracy in current affairs.
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Morality in Bureaucracy: In Conversation with Bernardo Zacka
What do the working conditions of street-level bureaucrats tell us about the nature of democratic governance? What new moral questions do we start asking when political theorists go into the field? Join us for the latest conversation on the Governance Podcast between John Meadowcroft (King’s College London) and Bernardo Zacka (MIT) on Zacka’s new book: When the State Meets the Street: Public Service and Moral Agency.
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Hayek, Economic History and the Liberal Project: In Conversation with Peter Boettke
How did F.A. Hayek influence the course of economic history? What is the fate of his liberal project in the 21st century? Are we on the road to serfdom? Tune in to the latest episode of the Governance Podcast featuring Professors Mark Pennington and Peter Boettke.
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The Meaning of Property: In Conversation with Bart Wilson
What are the dangers of theory building about property rights in development economics? Are we becoming more ethical in the way we conceptualize property over time? In the latest episode of the Governance Podcast, Professor Bart Wilson of Chapman University discusses his book project on the origins and meaning of property.
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A New Philosophical Case for Open Borders: In Conversation with Adam Tebble
Tune in to the Governance Podcast with Dr. Adam Tebble on the philosophical case for open borders, the role of experimentation in poverty alleviation, the line between academics and activism, and whether the state can improve governance outcomes.
