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Democracy Dialogues: Presented by the Cornell Brooks Center on Global Democracy
What do we know about democracy today? What does the research say? This podcast brings cutting-edge academic research on democracy to you, citizens who will shape democracy’s future. The podcast is from Cornell University’s Brooks School of Public Policy Center on Global Democracy.
Each episode, we’ll host academics and democratic practitioners to dig into new research and contemporary challenges of democracy, and analyze the potential and opportunities for democracy to deepen, evolve, and contribute to citizens’ thriving.
Democracy Dialogues is hosted by:
Rachel Beatty Riedl, Brooks School of Public Policy and Department of Government, Cornell University
Maya Tudor, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University
Esam Boarey, Department of Government, Cornell University
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February 15, 2026
India’s Democratic Republic in Flux
In this episode of Democracy Dialogues, co-host Maya Tudor speaks with Yogendra Yadav – political thinker, activist, and one of India’s most prominent…
January 22, 2026
Democracy and Its Inter-Connections
Former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla joins us for a conversation on global democratic backsliding, the role of the international community, a…
December 7, 2025
The Backsliders
This week on Democracy Dialogues, co-hosts Rachel Beatty Riedl and Esam Boraey speak with Susan C. Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Se…
November 23, 2025
Democracy and Freedom: The Role of Philanthropy and Education
This week, we feature an episode with Dr. Alvaro Salas-Castro, President and CEO of the Reynolds Foundation, and Founder and Chairman of the Democracy…
November 7, 2025
What Democracy Does… and Does Not Do
This week on Democratic Dialogues, host Rachel Beatty Riedl welcomes Maya Tudor, Professor of Government and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of …
October 28, 2025
Democratic Dialogues
A podcast from Cornell University’s Brooks School of Public Policy Center on Global Democracy About the Podcast Each week, co-hosts Rachel Beatty Ri…