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Sheri Berman discusses the predictability of the current global democratic recession based on historical patterns.

If democracy wants to regain the upper hand, it has to not only do a better job than the other guys, but in fact, a good job. Sheri Berman This episode features a conversation with political scientist Sheri Berman on why today’s global "democratic recession" was actually predictable. Drawing from her deep historical research, Berman argues that every democratic wave eventually faces an "undertow," especially when the social and economic foundations of stability begin to fail. From the caution...

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Host: Justin Kempf

Guest: Sheri Berman

Topics covered

• democracy
• political science
• democratic recession
• historical research
• social stability

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