EPISODE · Oct 31, 2017 · 23 MIN

Zombie Democracy

from This Week in Dystopia · host The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Happy Halloween from This Week in Dystopia. In a spooky episode host Christopher Robichaud illustrates what zombie apocalypse stories have to teach us about democracy. How are zombies useful in understanding democracies and how we handle crises? What does Night of the Living Dead have to do with race relations? Tune in to find out. This episode features mentions of Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead, The Walking Dead, World War Z, The Dead Mater and more. More information about this episode can be found on Medium at https://www.medium.com/@WeekinDystopia Want more This Week in Dystopia? Don't forget to subscribe, follow This Week in Dystopia on Twitter @WeekinDystopia, and like the show on Facebook.

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Happy Halloween from This Week in Dystopia. In a spooky episode, host Christopher Robichaud illustrates what zombie apocalypse stories have to teach us about democracy.

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