Contest for the populist vote
From Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny by The Australian National University
June 9, 2026 · 53 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the rise of populism and nationalism in liberal democracies, comparing experiences from various countries.
Does the experience in the US, Germany, and Brazil reflect the Australian experience? How have institutional structures insulated centrist parties against new political threats? Can the rise of anger captured by the populists be effectively tested, and has Mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani shown the way? Dr Rüçhan Kaya joins Mark and Marija to discuss the drift towards populism and nationalism in liberal democratic countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Mark Kenny, Marija
Guest: Dr Rüçhan Kaya
Topics covered
- populism
- nationalism
- liberal democracy
- political threats
- centrist parties
- anger in politics
Keywords
- populism
- nationalism
- political threats
- centrist parties
- US
- Germany
- Brazil
- Australia
- anger
- Zohran Mamdani
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York, Acast
Places: US, Germany, Brazil, Australia
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