Democracy! The Podcast

Democracy! The Podcast offers listeners a close-up look at some of the most perplexing challenges facing the vitality of democracy around the world. Move beyond armchair activist, or news junkie, and gain a real understanding for the fight to defend democracy around the world. Hear how teams, from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, International Republican Institute, and the National Democratic Institute, that make up the consortium called "CEPPS," tackle debilitating threats like corruption, disinformation, rising authoritarianism, dictatorships, economic disasters, and failed governments, and learn how you, too, can join the fight for democracy. This work is conducted through the Global Elections and Political Transitions award, in partnership and funding from USAID...

https://www.cepps.org/podcast/

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 32m. Bisher sind 16 Folge(n) erschienen. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 hours 7 minutes

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episode 4: Defending Democracy: The Future of Ukraine


One year into Russia’s war on Ukraine, we take a look at how Ukrainians are preparing for life after war, their relentless optimism and their deep dedication to keeping the wheels of justice rolling, in this fourth and final episode of the limited series, “Defending Democracy: Ukraine”...


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 February 24, 2023  46m
 
 

episode 3: Defending Democracy: The Battle for Kyiv


On the morning of February 24, 2022, Russian troops blasted Kyiv with heavy artillery and missile strikes focusing their assault on several main targets including Boryspil International Airport.  While apparently intending to overtake the capital city quickly, Russian troops, instead, retreated after weeks of difficult fighting.  Today, home to 3.6 million people, Kyiv remains a hotly unwon part of Russia’s wide-scale military campaign...


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 February 17, 2023  34m
 
 

episode 2: Defending Democracy: The People of Ukraine


By definition, “democracy” thrives or dies according to the will of the people, and in Ukraine, it’s the people who have made all the difference.  In the second episode of this four-part miniseries, “Defending Democracy: The People of Ukraine,” we look at what Ukrainians have endured to maintain a modern, democratic society in the midst of Russia’s attacks...


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 February 10, 2023  34m
 
 

episode 1: Defending Democracy: Ukraine Under Fire


In February 2022, Russian military forces launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, escalating the conflict in the Eastern part of the country which began in 2014, and sparking the largest refugee crisis on the European continent since the end of World War II.

In the first episode of this in-depth capsule series, “Defending Democracy: Ukraine Under Fire,” Dr...


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 February 3, 2023  43m
 
 

Democracy! The Podcast is Back for Season 2


Welcome back to Democracy! The Podcast, brought to you by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening, direct from Washington, D.C., with funding and support from the United States Agency for International Development.

Very soon, season two of Democracy! The Podcast will launch. It’s been almost a whole year since the end of season one, and in that time, democracy has taken a tumultuous turn in many nations...


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 October 20, 2022  5m
 
 

episode 10: Democratic Resilience


“If you don't give people dignity, you don't create a system that leads to better health, education, peace, security outcomes. And it's not the world that free peoples want to live in. So, democracy matters. It's hard, but it, for all its faults, in all its deficiencies, it works in all its messiness.” The Honorable Derek Mitchell, Ambassador & President, The National Democratic Institute...


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 October 29, 2021  35m
 
 

episode 9: Navigating the Northern Triangle: Part 2


“I believe that corruption affects the whole country in every way. And when state money is not used in sustained public policy to combat poverty, inequality, malnutrition, or for entrepreneurship, the citizens of a country do not find options, and leave their country for lack of opportunities.” Congressman Nineth Montenegro, former Second Vice President of the Congress of Guatemala & Human Rights Leader...


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 October 22, 2021  31m
 
 

episode 8: Navigating the Northern Triangle: Part 1


“...stability in the Central American region is at stake. We already have Nicaragua that the rest of Central America is concerned about, but we [also] have in the northern part of Central America, three governments in different areas, undermining the rule of law, transparency, and any freedom of speech, or movement by civil society and journalists.”  Deborah Ullmer, NDI, Regional Director for Latin America & the Caribbean Programs...


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 October 15, 2021  29m
 
 

episode 7: Ukraine: Stronger Together


“It's my goal to bring real clear rules [to Ukrainian politics] like in sports. If you break the rules in sports, you pay a penalty, or are disqualified...we try to give the executives exactly the same standards in Ukrainian politics.” The Honorable Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv & former world heavy weight boxing champion...


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 October 8, 2021  31m
 
 

episode 6: The Download: Haiti


“In any country, the work of democratic development is a process…and it's been a very hard, steep, rocky, bumpy path for the Haitians.  But it's a path where they can and will continue to make progress.”  Tony Banbury, President & CEO, The International Foundation for Electoral Systems...


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 October 1, 2021  31m
 
 
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