EPISODE · Oct 14, 2020 · 57 MIN
Why democracy will prevail in the contest against authoritarian alternatives — Larry Diamond
from In Pursuit of Development · host Dan Banik, Larry Diamond
In his recent book – ll Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency (Penguin 2019) – Larry Diamond analyzes the challenges confronting liberal democracy in the United States and around the world at this potential “hinge in history”. The book outlines an agenda for strengthening and defending democracy at home in the US as well as abroad. Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University. He is also a professor by courtesy of Political Science and Sociology at Stanford. Professor Diamond has made numerous contributions to topics such as democratic development and regime change; U.S. foreign policy affecting democracy abroad; comparative trends in the quality and stability of democracy in developing countries and post-communist states; and public opinion in new democracies.In addition to serving as advisor to numerous governmental and international organizations throughout his glittering career, Prof. Diamond is also the founding co-editor of the hugely influential Journal of Democracy ."Protecting American Democracy: A Conversation with Larry Diamond" (Stanford Daily, August 2020)"Democratic Regression in Comparative Perspective", open access journal article (June 2020)"Transitions to Democracy: Toward a Dynamic Model" (Comparative Politics, Dankwart Rustow, 1970)Larry Diamond on TwitterDan Banik and In Pursuit of Development on Twitter Host:Professor Dan Banik, Centre for Global Sustainability, University of OsloSubscribe:Apple Spotify YouTubehttps://globaldevpod.substack.com/
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Dan Banik speaks with Larry Diamond on the relationship between freedom and democracy and how democracies promote economic development.
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