Who is voting in 2024

Nov 05 2024 9 ep. 21 mins 1

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This podcast is not just about who we are voting for – it's about the act of voting itself, and how it serves, increasingly, as just one expression of many expressions of our collective “voice” in democracy. “Who is Voting in 2024?” takes an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, offering listeners deep dives into the stakes of upcoming elections in a selection of countries and in a style reminiscent of Albert Hirschman's interdisciplinary insights on voice and democracy. “Who is Voting in 2024?” is a podcast series hosted by AHCD researchers Laura Bullon-Cassis and Yanina Welp.

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Uruguay: The Switzerland of Latin America

Nov 05 2024 17 mins

Uruguay is a small country, with 3.4 million inhabitants and high levels of human development. Is the most stable democracy of Latin America and one of the few full democracies of the world. However, some clouds are emerging in the horizon. The country has the highest imprisonment rate in South America and a high rate of homicides, with a figure over 10 per 100’000 inhabitants,

Who is the US electorate?

Oct 28 2024 31 mins

By principle, the U.S. electorate is composed of all American citizens eligible to vote—a fundamental democratic right enshrined in the Constitution. The electorate should represent the entirety of the adult population, regardless of race, class, gender, or political affiliation. However, in practice, the picture of the American electorate is far more complicated. In this episode

France: Civil Society's Response to the Far Right's Rise

Jun 27 2024 23 mins

This episode of 'Who is Voting in 2024' focuses on the upcoming French parliamentary elections and the current socio-political climate. With polls predicting a win for the far-right National Rally Party, civil society's response and mobilization are scrutinized. Guest Sarah Durieux, co-director of the Multitude Foundation, discusses the roles of activism and civil society in addres

The European Parliament: is the far right an existential threat?

May 29 2024 21 mins

Europeans will be heading to the polls once again, as they do every five years, from June 6th to 9th. With more than 400 million people eligible to vote, the elections to the European Parliament are the second largest democratic elections in the world after India’s. This year, just like with every European Parliament election in recent memory, there is much anticipation about the

South Africa: democracy & the promise of redistribution

May 22 2024 24 mins

South Africa will be holding national and provincial elections on May 29. Significantly, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the country’s 1994 election, which was the first to be held after the fall of the apartheid regime. Yet democratic South Africa reproduces many of the inequalities and power structures that characterized apartheid, with much of the farmland and other we

Mexico: Violence and Democracy

May 10 2024 27 mins

In this episode of Who is voting in 2024? We want to know what’s going on in the country and to what extent the violence is challenging democracy in general and this electoral process in particular. Today we will speak with Sandra Ley, political scientist, head of the Security Program at México Evalúa, and Javier Aparicio, economist, and professor at the CIDE

Iceland: What is at stake in the presidential elections?

May 06 2024 21 mins

In this episode of "Who Is Voting in 2024," we explore the upcoming Icelandic presidential elections. From its unique political history to the current landscape, we examine the stakes involved as a diverse field of candidates vies for leadership. Join us as we delve into the issues shaping Iceland's future presidency and its future.

Panama: Youth and Democracy

Apr 23 2024 24 mins

Panama is well known for the Canal that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. With nearly 4 million inhabitants, the country has a high-income economy. However, inequality, poverty, and weak development of public services negatively affect the living conditions of many Panamenians. In October 2023 an agreement with a mining company was rejected by a series of protests that

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This podcast is not just about who we are voting for – it's about the act of voting itself, and how it serves, increasingly, as just one expression of many expressions of our collective “voice” in democracy. “Who is Voting in 2024?” takes an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, offering listeners deep dives into the stakes of upcoming elections in a selection of co