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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 27 MIN

Democracy Cracks #4 - Why vote if nothing ever changes?

from Europe Speaks: A TEPSA Podcast · host The Trans European Policy Studies Association

Elections still matter, but participation is changing shape. We look at who walks away from voting (and why), how participation gaps map into inequality and civic space, and where people go when they still do not abandon politics. Democracy Cracks is a six-episode podcast mini-series exploring the cracks in our democratic systems, from weakening trust to widening social divides, narrated by TEPSA's Programme Manager Eva Ribera and produced as part of ActEU, a Horizon Europe research project.   Host and writing: Eva Ribera Production: Florence Ferrando,  Barbara Vanotti Editorial review: Mariam Khotenashvili and Alexandros-Christos Gkotinakos Music: Nicolas Gadrat Sound credits: Typing on Computer-St.wav by mar.u02144 -- https://freesound.org/s/508234/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Signing 2 by The_AT5000 -- https://freesound.org/s/820051/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 protests_casolets_trombone.wav by mmiron -- https://freesound.org/s/350649/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 iPhone Text Sound by ukjoncollins -- https://freesound.org/s/653820/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Likes, Thumbs Up by LilMati -- https://freesound.org/s/714569/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 This podcast is funded by the European Union.

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