Podcast of the Day- History of Democracy
By Paul
Radio National’s Rear Vision presents a two part series on the history of democracy, from its beginnings in 2,500 BCE to today- Part 1 and Part 2.
Guests include John Keane, Professor of Politics at the University of Westminster and at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB) and founder of the Centre for the Study of Democracy, Tariq Ali London-based historian, novelist, filmmaker, playwright and anti-imperialist activist, Professor Charles Tilly Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science, Columbia University, Joseph Ketan,Visiting Fellow in Governance Programme, Pacific Institute of Advanced Studies in Development and Governance, University of the South Pacific.
Related;
What’s Democracy? Words of Wisdom from F.A. Hayek
Democratic Peace- blog by R.J. Rummel
Robert A. Dahl’s books are highly recommended
The Democracy Advantage; How Democracies Promote Prosperity and Peace