By Kathryn Lehman, Walescka Pino-Ojeda and Genaro Oliveira As critical media consumers, the next time we see protests against a government in Latin America, we may be observing the necessary exercise of democratic rights. Because the real catastrophe may be that...
By Stephen Cave Stephen Cave explores whether democracies fail when they ask too little of their citizens. ‘He turned out to be the same as every other politician.’ That was the complaint I kept hearing in Athens shortly after the leftist Prime Minister Alexis...
All over the world and throughout history, music has been a vital part of affecting social and political change. At times the powers-that-be resists that change by oppressing the arts and the artists. Can music bring about social and political change? How has music...
Humour affects many things: our health, our disposition, our relationships, and our organisations. Can it also help change politics in society? Maria Armoudian discusses the origins, philosophy, and politics of humor with Amber Day, John Morreall and Peter McGraw....
The Daily Show founder Lizz Winstead and Maria Armoudian discuss the birth of The Daily Show, the death of Air America Radio, and the state of the media and comedy today. Lizz Winstead is co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show and the co-founder of Air...
Why do so many people know so little about politics? What does that mean for democracy? What can be done about it? Maria Armoudian discusses these concerns with Arthur Lupia. Arthur Lupia is the Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the University...
The new mood of anti-globalism around the world often focuses on the fear of immigrants and the effects of global trade. From Brexit to the rise of the right in Europe and the triumph of Trump in the United States, citizens of the very regions of the world that have...
Simon Green, John Morgan, and Mark Amsler join Maria Armoudian to discuss where Europe is heading in the wake of Brexit and the recent French and UK election results. This discussion was hosted by the European Institute at the University of Auckland. Simon Green is a...
What are the implications of Brexit for the UK and Europe? After more than forty years of membership, the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union presents unprecedented legislative and constitutional challenges. In a public lecture given at the University of Auckland...
How are non-governmental organisations, social movements and transnational networks working to combat climate change globally and locally? Maria Armoudian is joined by Astrid Carrapatoso to discuss this. Carrapatoso has published studies on climate change policy...