Our democratic future: The future of democracy
Prof Ben Ansell examines how resilient democracies are to the challenges of rising authoritarianism, artificial intelligence, deep-fakes, and social media.
The first lecture, The Future of Democracy, asks whether we are in a 'democratic recession', where longstanding democracies are at risk of breakdown and authoritarianism is resurgent. It examines how resilient democracies are to the challenges of artificial intelligence, deep-fakes, and social media and whether they can effectively address core challenges from climate change to inequality. The lecture ends by outlining the kinds of reforms that can sustain our democracies: from citizens' assemblies to electoral reform.
The series will be delivered by Ben Ansell, Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College, Oxford University.
Last on
Broadcasts
- Sat 2 Dec 2023 19:06GMT大象传媒 World Service except Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa
- Sun 3 Dec 2023 12:06GMT大象传媒 World Service except East Asia, Europe and the Middle East & South Asia
- Sun 3 Dec 2023 14:06GMT大象传媒 World Service South Asia, Europe and the Middle East & East Asia only
The Reith Lectures on Radio 4
Archive recordings from the 大象传媒's flagship annual lecture series going back to 1948