About this episode

Danny and Derek discuss the relationship between democracies and the elites who govern them with political theorist Hugo Drochon.

Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome political theorist and historian Hugo Drochon to the show for a discussion about the tension between democracies and the elites who actually run them. They talk about elites taking turns in power, the 80/20 rule, the iron law of oligarchy, “dynamic democracy” and social change, and how these ideas apply to Trump, foreign policy, and the future of the EU and NATO. Grab a copy of Hugo’s book Elites and Democracy.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny, Derek Davison

Guest: Hugo Drochon

Topics covered

• democracy
• elites
• political theory
• foreign policy
• social change
• oligarchy

Keywords

• democracy
• elites
• political theory
• Trump
• EU
• NATO
• oligarchy
• social change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EU, NATO

Books & works: Elites and Democracy

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