Ep 11: Democratize political parties! | Parth Shah on populism, democracy, and the design of political parties

Parth Shah argues that part of the unraveling of globalized, liberal democracies is the way political parties themselves are designed. If parties are the central lever of democratic life, should they not also be internally democratic? He asks: Why do institutions that thrive on command-and-control end up running societies that are meant to be free?Parth is the founder and president of the Centre for Civil Society, one of India’s leading liberal think tanks, and currently serves as Dean of the Indian School of Public Policy. His career has spanned academia, policy advocacy, and institution-building.Before founding CCS, Parth taught economics at JNU and the University of Michigan.⁠⁠⁠Episode notes